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Side Hustle Sprint

Later's frog-print tote bags are a hit with friends. Thirty days to turn the hobby into first sales: price it, post it, ship it.

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Side Hustle Sprint

Later's hand-printed frog tote bags are a hit with friends. In 30 days and four chapters, work out what one tote really costs and when the one-off screen is paid back, set a price that covers the marketplace fee and your time, pick where to sell and how to list, then choose the right postage and add up the month's real profit. The numbers change every run.

30 days
Small business

How to play

Cost per item. Divide every pack by how many totes it makes. One-off tools aren't part of the cost per item: they're paid back over sales.
Price with fees. The marketplace takes a percentage plus a fixed fee per order. Margin is profit ÷ price.
Sell and ship. Compare channels by profit, not by sales, and pick the cheapest postage the parcel actually fits.
Score. 100 points per right answer, 50 for one that works but isn't the best. A wrong answer costs one of 3 lives. Finish for 50 points per life left.

Quick tips

Divide every pack. A $24 ink tin that prints 48 totes costs 50¢ a tote. Divide by what the pack makes, not by 10.
Keep one-off costs apart. Tools you buy once aren't part of the cost per item. Work out how many sales pay them back: your break-even point.

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