Sam Squared

           I'm trying to be careful with money. There's enough needs to spend money on and not needs, but social expectations (baby gifts, work lunches family birthdays, holidays) that stretch my wallet and check book. I'd like to figure out how to keep more of my take home while still managing life via being extra savvy and maybe getting a bit of extra spending power through other means. The side hustle opportunities are sparse these days it seems.      I tried Thred-Up. That's the business that sends you a collection bag for gently warn garments and they resell online. They take a flat fee and a certain amount per item sold, you get the rest. I sent at least 20 what I thought were great items. Half sold, but I didn't even get to the minimum flat fee of $14.99. I was shocked that an item that sold for $20, resulted in only about $3 for me. That was the best one. My experience it seems was typical. I should have looked at a few forums on resell companies before usin