Paying off COLLEGE with Etsy | Meet My Student | Mom Side Hustles

About this video

This is an interview with Aurora, a student in Illinois who says she has been in Dylan’s Multi-Six Figure Etsy Blueprint program for about a month, so it covers her background and early experience rather than sales results. Dylan introduces herself as an Etsy seller of about seven years and claims about $1.5 million in revenue and over $1 million in profit on the platform. Aurora says she was in the psychology field working toward a doctorate and facing large student debt she did not want to expand, while crafting was her escape, and she initially doubted that someone like her with a Cricut could succeed on Etsy compared with handmade jewelry or sculpture makers. She says she found Dylan on YouTube and valued her calculated background. Aurora describes a full life in which she fits Etsy into the margins: she partially cares for her disabled brother, has a teenage daughter and a toddler, is a wife, volunteers in her local recovery community, and works full-time for herself with some flexibility, being frugal with time and cutting out unimportant activities. Her stated goals are to finish a PhD and pay for it herself without new debt, pay off existing student loan debt, eventually have a second home in a warmer climate, and be able to take her kids on a small week-long vacation without budgeting a year ahead — framed as financial freedom and having options. She says she decided within about five minutes of her initial meeting that the program, which she notes is not a $97 course, was an investment in herself, despite fearing a steep learning curve and fizzling out from too many ideas. She says the program surprised her with how extensive it is, covering angles and questions in depth, and that Dylan’s ongoing guidance acts like a workout partner keeping her focused on actionable steps.

Key takeaways

• Student Aurora joined about a month ago; no sales results reported yet
• Aurora’s goal: fund a PhD without new debt and pay off student loans
• She fits Etsy around full-time work, family and caregiving
• Main fear was overwhelm and fizzling out without guidance
• She praises the program’s depth and step-by-step actionable focus

Episode details: published May 25, 2023 · 7:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dylan Jahraus’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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