A Glasgow student managed to turn his side hustle reselling vintage clothes into a full-time five-figure monthly business.

Scott Atkins, 21, studied engineering and worked as a design engineer alongside his degree, and after looking for some extra cash to pay for a car on finance, he turned to a side hustle in February 2024, reselling second-hand clothes via Depop and Vinted.

While initially struggling to keep up when his job and studies became more demanding, especially when he needed to travel for three hours by public transport to reach his job in Edinburgh, Scott persevered with his side business until it started to return thousands of pounds in profit.

Scott took “a leap of faith” in April this year to quit his job and leave his degree to pursue reselling instead and, in May alon

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