The Financial Hack That Helped Me Start My Brand (That No One Ever Talks About)

How I turned a two thousand dollar manufacturer invoice into four easy payments and used that to launch a six figure brand

When I first started my brand, my biggest roadblock was not ideas or motivation. It was money.

Inventory was by far the biggest cost. Samples al

one were expensive, and bulk orders were easily thousands. I remember working as a bartender in San Francisco, saving every extra tip, trying to figure out how I would ever afford a two thousand dollar bulk order just to get my first pieces made.

Then I found out something no one ever talks about. Alibaba accepts Afterpay and Klarna. On any order. Samples, bulk, everything.

That changed everything for me.

I split my two thousand dollar bulk order into four payments of five hundred dollars. That made it manageable and honestly it was the only reason I was able to start my brand. Once I got that first shipment, I reinvested every dollar that came in. That cycle of reinvesting is what allowed me to grow without outside investors, loans, or credit card debt.

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Here is exactly how I used it

1. Set up/Sign up for Klarna or Afterpay. Both offer the option to split any order into four payments.