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How a hard-working Australian mother has already made $6,000 from the Melbourne Cup: Now she's sharing her incredible secret - WSTPost

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Australian women are increasingly renting out their clothes as cost of living pressures continue to mount. One earns $6,000 a week by sharing her clothes for the Melbourne Cup.The spring racing season is in full swing with the iconic Melbourne Cup race taking place at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday afternoon.Melbourne mother-of-two Mia Roth rents out her wardrobe to other Australian women who “share” it at big events instead of buying new ones.Ms Roth made a whopping $6,000 last week alone by renting out her designer clothes to people going to the Melbourne Cup.Mia Roth (left), a Melbourne mother, rents out her wardrobe to other Australian women who “share” it at big events instead of buying new onesMs Roth made $6,000 last week renting out her designer dresses to women going to the Melbourne Cup on TuesdayMs Roth said she started posting her clothes on peer-to-peer dress-sharing platform The Volte in November 2022 and it “escalated quickly”.“I have about 140 dresses there now and the most popular ones tend to be higher quality,” she told Daily Mail Australia.“Renting your clothes from The Volte is a great way to not only make money but also enable other women to wear beautiful designer dresses and new collections at an affordable price.”“I am a mother of two and initially thought about working part-time, but it has now turned into a lucrative business.”Renters also save money by renting clothes they would otherwise only wear a few times for a fraction of the cost.This is because data shows almost half (48 per cent) of Australians either have a side business or plan to do so, with around 950,000 Australians working multiple jobs due to the rising cost of living.Melbourne mother-of-five Jo Pastras said she had to reduce grocery shopping to cover rising prices.“I am a mother of five children and have two grandchildren. Due to the rising cost of living, I’ve had to go without things like food, but I’m very naughty – I don’t want to give up clothes and good looks,” she said.Ms Pastras “borrows” an $800 Rebecca Vallance Melbourne Cup dress from Ms Roth for just $138, rather than having to buy a new dress, which could cost her hundreds of dollars.Melbourne mother-of-five Jo Pastras (pictured left at Derby Day) has borrowed a dress that she will wear at the Melbourne Cup (pictured centre: Eddie McGuire). Bernadette Olivier, CEO and co-founder of The Volte, says more women than ever are “renting” or “sharing” their clothes rather than buying new ones, with the platform reporting the highest numbers.“Bookings have increased rapidly this week because of the Melbourne Cup Carnival,” Ms Olivier said.“Sales are also up 300 percent, and we see new clothing rental offerings on the same trajectory.”“More and more women are looking at beautiful, high-quality fashion as an investment, as this is reflected in the number of dresses available for rent for the new season.”Ms Olivier said there had been a noticeable change in consumer behavior.“We hope it continues like this because at some point fast fashion will no longer matter when you can rent a nice designer dress,” she said.Bernadette Olivier (pictured), CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer clothing sharing platform The Volte, says more women than ever are “renting” their clothes to others. The Melbourne Cup takes place on the first Tuesday in November and is one of the most famous horse races in the world.The day is celebrated with a public holiday in the state of Victoria.The full field for the 2023 Melbourne Cup includes 24 horses vying for the biggest prize in Australian horse racing.The field of participants in the legendary $8 million trophy is dominated by foreign horses this year.All four major Australian banks are forecasting a rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day to curb persistently high inflation.Bad news for borrowers on Tuesday would mark the 13th rate hike in 18 months and see the Reserve Bank’s key interest rate rise to a 12-year high of 4.35 per cent.

Australian women are increasingly renting out their clothes as cost of living pressures continue to mount. One earns $6,000 a week by sharing her clothes for the Melbourne Cup.The spring racing season is in full swing with the iconic Melbourne Cup race taking place at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday afternoon.Melbourne mother-of-two Mia Roth rents out her wardrobe to other Australian women who “share” it at big events instead of buying new ones.Ms Roth made a whopping $6,000 last week alone by renting out her designer clothes to people going to the Melbourne Cup.Mia Roth (left), a...

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