Slimy business: Teens earn as much as $7,000 a month selling home-made gunk

Teens are earning pocket money - some up to $7,000 - by making and selling slime for others to squish and stretch

These two 16-year-olds make close to $4,000 a month selling slime. Find out what are their bestsellers and how to make your own slime.
"Slimers" are typically young children and teens who enjoy poking, squishing, moulding and stretching slime.
"Slimers" are typically young children and teens who enjoy poking, squishing, moulding and stretching slime. ST PHOTO: JASMINE CHOONG
Students Ang Jia Xin (left) and Hannah Tan (right) are among the top-earning makers of slime here.
Students Ang Jia Xin (left) and Hannah Tan (right) are among the top-earning makers of slime here. ST PHOTO: JASMINE CHOONG
Polytechnic student Adele Lim using a commercial machine to do the slime mixing. She earned a profit of $2,000 last Saturday at a bazaar, selling over 30 types of slime priced at $7.50 a tub.
Polytechnic student Adele Lim using a commercial machine to do the slime mixing. She earned a profit of $2,000 last Saturday at a bazaar, selling over 30 types of slime priced at $7.50 a tub. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
Michelle Ng
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Updated
Jun 30, 2019, 10:31 AM
Published
Jun 30, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Some teens earn pocket money by selling cookies. Sixteen-year-old Ang Jia Xin makes serious money by selling something squishy.

The Secondary 4 student earns an average of $5,000 a month by making and selling slime.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 30, 2019, with the headline Slimy business: Teens earn as much as $7,000 a month selling home-made gunk. Subscribe

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