Considering she has nine siblings, Hillstrom has been long accustomed to a lifestyle defined by hand-me-downs and second-hand clothing. Hillstrom would spend the next three years flipping and selling clothing on Poshmark. In addition to finding fulfillment in the work, she has been able to make a living doing so. (Photo courtesy of Greta Hillstrom)Īfter sorting through her clothing and listing everything (literally everything) on Poshmark, Hillstrom realized that thrifting and flipping clothes was something she genuinely enjoyed doing. Hillstrom spent much of her early adulthood traveling the United States before settling back in the Upper Peninsula. “A light switched inside of me and I just started selling everything.” WILD CHILD - Hillstrom bikes around downtown Marquette with sidekick Bobbi McGee slung over her shoulders. “I heard angels singing,” Hillstrom said.

To her surprise, it sold the same day she had discovered it. Despite knowing she would never wear the romper, Hillstrom knew the deal was too good to pass up.Īfter purchasing the romper, Hillstrom listed the garment on Poshmark for $50. The garment, which retailed at roughly $200, was being sold for just $6. That is, until she was sifting through racks of clothing at a Goodwill in Connecticut - one of the many states she has called home - and stumbled upon a Tory Burch romper.

The thought of settling down never crossed Hillstrom’s mind. “Both my parents and sisters were concerned, and they would always ask me ‘are you ever going to settle down?’” “I was a total free spirit to the point where my family was worried about me,” Hillstrom said. To put the sporadic nature of her life into perspective, she has had 25 different addresses since setting out on her own. In the past 10 years, she has held all of the nine to five and odd jobs you can think of, including Segway tour guide, Krispy Kreme donut slinger and a nanny in New York City. However, the statement ‘free from commitment’ seems to be an understatement for Hillstrom, who has been independently traveling around the United States since she graduated high school. “Fancy-free is a way of life,” Hillstrom said. native Greta Hillstrom has been living what she describes as “fancy-free” for the majority of her life. What does it mean to be “fancy-free”? Despite opening a small thrift store by that name in Feb.

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