Turning $2 into $200

@greatvaluemerida

55.5K followers · usually 6.5K views a post

Views

27.7K

Likes

2.5K

Comments

53

Shares

74

SoundTikTok sound · original sound - greatvaluemerida

Promoted product

—

Why it worked

The video taps into the popular 'flipping' or 'reselling' trend, showing a tangible process of turning a small amount of money into a larger sum. The creator's clear breakdown of costs and profits, combined with the relatable goal, makes the content engaging and aspirational.

Summary

The creator continues their series on turning $2 into $200 by detailing their recent thrift store and yard sale purchases. They bought Yankees short-alls for $3.11 and two pairs of Victoria's Secret PINK yoga shorts for $2 total, bringing their total investment to $5.11. After selling the short-alls for a profit of $23.64 and the yoga shorts for $28.49, their current total is $52.15, bringing them closer to their goal.

Structure

1Recap of previous earnings and investment
2Purchase of Yankees short-alls
3Purchase of Victoria's Secret yoga shorts
4Calculation of profit from short-alls
5Calculation of profit from yoga shorts
6Total earnings and progress towards goal

Product placement

Goodwill: ACTS - sells clothing. Removing it would change the video. Victoria's Secret PINK: ACTS - sells clothing. Removing it would change the video. Depop: ACTS - sells clothing. Removing it would change the video. Facebook Marketplace: ACTS - sells clothing. Removing it would change the video.

Original caption

7/11/26 Part 2 and we’re making progress!! I feel like now I have some wiggle room to find good stuff with the amount I have. #reselling #sidegigs #sidehustlesformoms #singlemom #series

More from @greatvaluemerida

On-screen text

Turning $2 into $200 WELCOME TO PART $2 INTO $200. SEE THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, I TOOK $2 STORE AND FOUND ABLE TO SELL IT AND MAKE ELEVEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY SEVEN CENTS TOTAL. TO TAKE MY THIRTY SEVEN CENTS TO THE THRIFT STORE AND A YARD AND BOUGHT A ME CLOSER TO MY $200 DOLLAR GOAL. FIRST I WENT TO THE GOODWILL THESE YANKEES SHORTALLS. THESE YANKEES SHORTALLS. THEY'RE TODDLER SIZE 24 MONTHS AND THEY WERE 2.99. THEY WERE THREE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN CENTS. AND THEN I YARD SALE TWO VICTORIA'S SECRET PINK FOLD OVER WAIST YOGA SHORTS AND THESE WERE A DOLLAR EACH. GO AHEAD AND SUBTRACT WHAT I SPENT ON ITEMS FROM MY ELEVEN SEVEN CENTS SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY SIX CENTS. SHORTS THE SAME DAY THAT I BOUGHT THEM ON FACEBOOK FOR $25 SHIPPED. SO AFTER PAYPAL TWENTY THREE DOLLARS AND SIXTY FOUR CENTS. SUBTRACT SHIPPING FROM THAT. SO 2364 MINUS TWENTY FOUR CENTS ON SHIPPING. DOLLARS AND FORTY CENTS OFF THOSE SOLD BOTH PAIRS OF THE YOGA SHORTS TOGETHER ON DEPOP AND I MADE TWENTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND FORTY NINE CENTS. FREE SHIPPING ON DEPOP. 6.26+17.4+28.49 52.15 RIGHT AHEAD AND TWENTY SIX CENTS THAT I STARTED WITH MINUS MY COST OF GOODS. PLUS THE 1740 FOR THE SHORE DOLLS. PLUS 2849 FOR NOW I'M UP TO 50. FIFTEEN CENTS THAT I CAN GO OUT, BUY AND THEN ME CLOSER TO MY $200 DOLLAR GOAL. I AM KEEPING LONG THIS TAKES ME. JULY 7TH. I'LL OF WHATEVER TODAY IS CAUSE I DON'T OF THE VIDEO AND WE'LL SEE IT TAKES ME. USE THIS TO GET US THERE.

Transcript

Welcome to part two of turning $2 into $200. If you didn't see the previous video, I took $2 into the thrift store and found something to sell it and make $11.37 total. So then I was able to take my $11.37 to the thrift store and a yard sale and bought a few things to get me closer to my $200 goal. First I went to the Goodwill and I bought these Yankees short-alls. They're toddler size 24 months and they were $2.99. So they were $3.11. And then I went to a yard sale and bought two Victoria's Secret PINK fold over waist yoga shorts and these were a dollar each. So we will go ahead and subtract what I spent on items from my $11.37. And we get $6.26. I sold the short-alls the same day that I bought them on Facebook for $25 shipped. So after PayPal fees, I made $23.64. But I did still have to subtract shipping from that. So $23.64 minus $6.24 on shipping. I made $17.40 off those. I sold both pairs of the yoga shorts together on Depop and I made $28.49. I don't offer free shipping on Depop. So we'll go ahead and take the $6.26 that I started with minus my cost of goods. Plus the $17.40 for the short-alls, plus $28.49 for the shorts. Now I'm up to $52.15 that I can go out, buy and then sell and get me closer to my $200 goal. I am keeping track of how long this takes me. I started on July 7th. I'll post the date of whatever today is cause I don't know it off the top of my head in the caption of the video and we'll see how long it takes me. Hopefully I can use this to get us there.