Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts
Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.
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"My side hustle turned into a successful business and a store - and putting me through university."
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Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.
Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.
Eleri Williams, 18, started reselling vintage football shirts from her parents' spare room during her GCSEs and has now opened a shop in Cardiff, aiming to fund her law degree debt-free.
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