A Trinidadian-Mexican origin, Axaila, mints more than 30 thousand dollars through her thrifting business.

This is a perk of a large following of about 139,000 on Instagram and 122,700 on TikTok, which the budding entrepreneur enjoys.

The amount is sufficient enough to fund the teen’s education and amass some extra pocket money! Even the Grammy’s recognized the teen’s unique business plan and sent out a Fenty beauty gift box as a token of appreciation.

A dream of many!

Business model requiring minor primary capital

Axaila’s decision to start a thrifting business was to reduce financial constraints in the family and to aid her mother’s monetary stress of footing the bill for her college education.

In her quote,

‘Coming from a single-parent household, I feel like this is my way of giving back to my mother and thanking her for all that she has done for me’

Besides managing a successful online thrifting business, this teen juggles three AP classes flawlessly well!

Platforms to start a successful thrifting business

Axaila uses two platforms to peddle her wares, Depop and Galaxy:

As mentioned on their website, Depop, now a subsidiary of Etsy , is a marketplace where consumers visit to purchase unique and creative items from every niche.

As Forbes reports suggest, Galaxy is a commerce site that encourages resellers to utilize live streams to connect with their consumers.