My car boot sale side hustle turns over £150,000 — now I’m a homeowner at 26

Becky started her side hustle at just 22 (Picture: Supplied)

At 6am, knee-deep in mud at Exeter race course car boot sale, Becky Chorlton secured the second-hand find of dreams. 

‘It was peeking out from under a pile on the floor… a Red Bull vintage leather jacket. I paid about £40 for it and resold it at Fiorucci’s flagship store in London. It went for nearly £200.’

Becky, who is now 28 and living in Cheshire, started her side hustle back in 2019 – but it certainly hasn’t always taken her to glamorous sales in Soho. 

‘I finished my undergrad degree at Exeter University and moved home for the summer. I knew...