WITH the costs rising, many cash-strapped Brits are on the lookout for quick ways to make some extra money.
But now one woman has left social media users disgusted with her bizarre side hustle – and it’s not for the faint-hearted.
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According to Latiesha Jones, she makes money by flogging used cotton buds, which allegedly rakes in £85 every time she sells one to a keen customer.
The young woman, who described it a ”lifestyle”, said that whilst all of her friends are working ”serious 9-5 jobs”, she spends the days cleaning her ears – and then putting the dirty swabs up for grabs.
In a now-viral video posted on TikTok, Latiesha also demonstrated how she gave her ears a good scrub, removing all the wax, and then placed the used cotton bud in a small parcel.
She also uploaded a screenshot of her bank account, claiming she’d received a staggering £85 for the dirty swab sent to an online buyer.
But the cotton swabs are not the only thing Latiesha allegedly sells to rake in some extra cash – the young beauty lover also recently revealed she flogs used toothbrushes, which she said was ”a popular request”, as well as bathing loofahs.
The latter, she insisted in a recent clip, made her a whopping £100 ”before 10am”.
Other ”weird” items the stunner, from the UK, is flogging online are old nails that once saw her land a hefty £250 in her account.
”Grind never stops,” she chucked in the caption.
Answering the question most people are curious about – what do the buyers do with their goods – Latiesha explained that ”sometimes it’s just like innocent stuff”.
”Because they’re lonely and they want a woman’s touch around the house. Things like make-up wipes, your toothbrushes, eyelashes – things like that I just imagine would be scattered around the house.
”They put your toothbrush in the little pot in their bathroom so it feels like there’s a woman there, they’d scatter your eyelashes on the floor.
”It’s kind of sad because they’re obviously lonely but if they wanna pay for them, then you know,” she told baffled viewers in a video.
According to Latiesha, flogging such items on popular sites, such as Vinted or Facebook Marketplace, ”will” see your account getting banned.
Do I need to pay tax on my side hustle income?
MANY people feeling strapped for cash are boosting their bank balance with a side hustle.
The good news is, there are plenty of simple ways to earn some additional income – but you need to know the rules.
When you’re employed the company you work for takes the tax from your earnings and pays HMRC so you don’t have to.
But anyone earning extra cash, for example from selling things online or dog walking, may have to do it themselves.
Stephen Moor, head of employment at law firm Ashfords, said: “Caution should be taken if you’re earning an additional income, as this is likely to be taxable.
“The side hustle could be treated as taxable trading income, which can include providing services or selling products.”
You can make a gross income of up to £1,000 a year tax-free via the trading allowance, but over this and you’ll usually need to pay tax.
Stephen added: “You need to register for a self-assessment at HMRC to ensure you are paying the correct amount of tax.
“The applicable tax bands and the amount of tax you need to pay will depend on your income.”
If you fail to file a tax return you could end up with a surprise bill from HMRC later on asking you to pay the tax you owe – plus extra fees on top.
”Any kind of word that suggests that they are anything but washed and are for any other purpose than literally someone else having them and wearing them, you’ll get banned.
”They will never ever, ever let you have an account again – this is because they don’t support the industry.”
The bizarre side hustle has taken the internet by storm, winning Latiesha more than million views and hundreds of comments.
Whilst many were eager to join the young woman and wanted more information about where to sell their used items, others were horrified and digusted.
One simply said: ”Da f**k.”
”What?” another was just as gobsmacked.
”Should be illegal,” someone else reckoned.
