Comments on: The Extensive Guide to Starting a Textbook Side Hustle in College

By: Ways to Make or Save an Extra $1,000 This Month, Part 1 | The Saved Quarter

Ways to Make or Save an Extra $1,000 This Month, Part 1 | The Saved Quarter — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:45:38 +0000

[...] textbooks Check out the textbook side hustle by Austin from Foreigner’s Finance, who made a small business out of reselling textbooks [...]

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:14:22 +0000

Wow, this is brilliant. Is there a way I can contact you some time? I would really like to copy your spreadsheets and try my hand at this job. Maybe, just maybe, I can make some cash for myself (I go to a pretty large university out here in Hawaii)

Thanks for relating this inspiring story!

By: 10 Tips to Save on Textbooks | The Saved Quarter

10 Tips to Save on Textbooks | The Saved Quarter — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:27:33 +0000

[...] 10. Resell your books on amazon.com or half.com when the semester is over, if they’ll give you more than the school bookstore. If you’re entrepreneurial, check out this method of making a business out of reselling textbooks. [...]

By: The Entrepreneur Test: How Well Do You Score? | Foreigner's Finances

The Entrepreneur Test: How Well Do You Score? | Foreigner's Finances — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:39:22 +0000

[...] my interest in entrepreneurship a couple times on this blog, and in detail with my post about my textbook side hustle in college. I still find myself answering FALSE to a couple of the T/F questions, so don’t be [...]

By: Austin

Austin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:24:17 +0000

You’re right about the organization. There were times when I had 30 textbooks in my dorm closet and it got a little out of hand. I’d love to see our plan implemented on a big campus, though.

Thanks for the comment!

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:04:29 +0000

Great strategy, I should look into something like this. this is an easy way for a college kid to make some extra money as long as they are very organized like you mention. On a large campus they may be able to double that profit.

By: Austin

Austin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:41:26 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Ben.

I definitely agree and can’t believe when I hear friends saying they can’t find any jobs in college. They’re waiting around for the 8/hr job to call them back, when they have 20,000 college students with money waiting to be sold to.

The side hustles are there, but you have to want to do the hustle part.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:43:04 +0000

There are so many ways to make extra money, the trick is finding one that can provide consistent results and has long-term growth potential.

Sounds like you found a pretty good way, even if it’s not long term at least it created some seed money for you.