Natalie Robomed

Bridget was in her mid-50s at this point and was thinking about retiring early, but couldn't really afford it.

So Bridget decides to start looking for new opportunities, something she could do to supplement her income.

Bridget started applying to job positions online via websites like Indeed.

If you've applied to a job in recent years, you know the deal.

Uploading your CV, submitting it to a ton of different positions, just crossing your fingers and hoping desperately to hear back from the void.

This is the position Bridget is in.

Hoping, maybe even expecting to get a call from someone offering her a job when her phone rings.

Bridget picks up.

The man on the other line says he has a job opportunity for her.

Standing in her classroom, perhaps it's covered by artwork from her special ed students, Bridget thinks, this could be it.

This could be the chance she's been looking for.

Her opportunity to semi-retire, work from home, supplement her pension after 30-odd long years in education.

The man explains, there's a simple way she can make money from home, on her own terms.

It's called dropshipping.

Now, if you're like me, you may have heard the term dropshipping, even if you don't really know what it means.

It's been all over the internet in the last few years, with influencers talking about how it's an easy way to make millions.

Bridget, who isn't really all that online, wasn't familiar with it.

But the man on the other end explains it.

A customer would buy something from Bridget's website.

And then Bridget would use a supplier to fulfill that order and ship that item to the customer.