TIE #080: How to Make $1,740 in Profit on Amazon in a Single Month (while hardly working)
Come see how much money my Amazon business made in February 2025
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I have been documenting how much profit my personal Amazon business makes in this newsletter for over 4 years now.
While running this type of business was never a dream of mine, it is what laid the foundation for me to live a lifestyle full of freedom and fulfillment.
Last year, it generated $158,652 in profit without stealing a ton of my time:
If I had to start over from scratch, I would still start with this exact same business model.
It is the perfect companion for someone with a full-time job and real responsibilities or someone like me who is obsessed with running multiple businesses.
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My Amazon business has three branches:
Branch 1: Non-fiction book arbitrage (read here if you do not know what this is)
Branch 2: LEGO investment sales (read here if you do not know what this is)
Branch 3: Any and all other online arbitrage
Depending on the time of year, they all rise and fall independently from each other.
It is not your average Amazon business.
I target the highest profit margin possible while aiming to work as little as possible.
This often means buying products and waiting a while before selling them.
The game I play is efficiency, I do not play “number go up” simulator.
Let’s take a look at how we did in February:
Total Sales: $5,526.43
Items Sold: 93
Cost of Goods + Fees: $3,786.31
Total Profit: $1,740.12
Hours Worked: ~4
Average Profit Per Item: $18.70
Total Profit for 2025: $29,486.68
Quite the difference vs. January right?
Every year sales take a huge hit in February for my Amazon business.
Longtime readers know this.
I’m rarely selling LEGO during February and the book market is still rebounding from the busy season in January, so there isn’t much going on.
This business makes most of its money from big knockout punches during specific parts of the year (mainly August and December/January).
Once again, I’m in this for the efficiency.
I like my free time.
If I was still trying to escape the rat race, I would operate it like I did when I first started.
I’d lean heavily on Branch #3 during this off-season period and try to find as many products as possible from other websites and physical stores to sell for a profit.
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Continue to bring this newsletter as much value as possible (because it is fun)
Become a better and more informed LEGO investor (because it is fun)
Continue to allocate capital into Pokémon booster boxes (because it is fun)
Increase the value of my stock portfolio (because it is fun)
Continue to build my new supplement business (because it is fun)
Continue to learn about anything that interests me (because it is fun)
Revenue will remain on the lower side until summer when the book market picks back up again.
That doesn’t mean we won’t be doing anything at all though.
There are exclusive LEGO sets to buy all year long.
There are random deals and opportunities that will present themselves.
2025 will be special, regardless of what happens with the “economy”.
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I have to start increasing my sales. 308 items sold per month was your average last year. Data is good!!
The seasonal nature of your sales is an interesting takeaway. It’s easy for beginners to assume that every month should be high-profit, but seeing how you plan around slow periods while still keeping long-term profitability in mind is valuable.
I also like how your goals all come back to fun. That shift—from grinding to freedom-based decision-making—is something I resonate with. It’s a reminder that wealth isn’t just about making more money; it’s about creating systems that support the life you actually want.
I’m curious—what was the biggest shift in mindset that took you from grinding in the early days to this more relaxed, high-efficiency model?