Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts

Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirtsJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngharad ThomasBBC Wales CowshedEleri Williams has opened Ballers CP in Cardiff's Royal Arcade A teenager who started reselling vintage football shirts and made more than £35,000 has said she now aims to graduate university debt‑free.Eleri Williams, 18, set up an online football shirt resale business from her parents' spare room during her GCSEs.Three years later, she has now opened a shop in Cardiff and said her profits will help fund her law degree, describing the success of her side hustle as "completely overwhelming" and "a surreal experience". According to recent data, many young people are turning to side hustles to help fund their education and day-to-day living costs. In 2023, Eleri, then 15, started selling some of her dad's old football shirts to make some extra money. Little did she know it would "exceed" her expectations and lead to a business that would help put her through university. The young entrepreneur from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said she sold a few vintage shirts then decided take "a leap" and bought a few more shirts from the money she made. Eleri said it eventually became a business and she made £35,000 in profit before opening the shop in one of Cardiff's arcades this week. "The intention of the business was not to pay for my university. It was for pocket money to fund my typical teenage girl of online shopping and generally being expensive."I think my dad just wanted me to take a bit of initiative."Eleri said her work had enabled her to travel the UK and meet "so many amazing fellow shirt sellers, people with so many interesting backstories".She admits that, as first jobs go, "it hasn't gone too bad".CowshedEleri says football and football shirts "are so culturally relevant"Eleri hopes the...