Chris believes that 95% (No real basis for this number) of people don’t love their job, and up until 3 months ago, he was one of the 95%. Not anymore, he has found his dream job, albeit at a much lower salary, and he smartly uses his “Side Hustle”: controlled selling on Amazon, to supplement that wage shortfall. Truly the best of both, almost like “You can have it all!” Imagine instead of ONLY replacing your job as your goal, you figure out what you really love (maybe it is not selling on Ebay or Amazon), I think teaching people to surf or entering the Great Barbeque contests for example, and giving it your all because you have that steady “Intentionally controlled” side income. Intentionally controlled means that you efficiently sell an optimal amount, enough to give you the desired results with minimal effort! Wow, Chris walks us through his systems and talks of his “New” lifestyle.

Chris mentioned:

Inventory Lab – “Being able to see the true cost, and retail value of my inventory at any time is invaluable. Near real time reporting of my ROI and profit margin on each sale — fantastic! Add ease of use and great support and InventoryLab is the solution for me and my business, hands down.”

Shoeboxed – Turn receipts into data for easy storage and even easier retrieval!

OAXRAY – Turn search pages into scouting reports, it’s like having X-ray Vision for Online Arbitrage!

FBAMaster –  Your first stop for everything selling on Amazon

Online Sourcing Made Easy – Learn how to constantly find products online to purchase for resale with hands on training from Chris Wilkey

Quotables:

“Don’t go anywhere for the money, do what you love and the money will follow! By the way it also won’t feel like a job!”

“It doesn’t have to cost a lot, I just like having my time”

Golden Nuggets:

Time all of your activities, look back and see where your time is really spent, then evaluate which of those steps bring you real value, outsource the rest!