A British woman who has been planning her move to Australia for the past three years has revealed the clever way she helped fund it.Beth Hackman, 25, managed to sell $6000 worth of items she no longer wanted, from clothes to accessories.She used the funds to pay for a flight, visa and accommodation in Sydney in March this year where she has started a new life as a physiotherapist.“I’d just accumulated too much and hated how much was generally fast fashion,” Beth, from Windsor, Berkshire, said.“Moving to Australia has been a dream for around three years.“I actually got to the point just before I went travelling that I sold all of my shoes so I just had my gym and running trainers or a random pair of heels left.”Beth said she’s sold at least 600 items that have been sitting in her wardrobe, including a pair of Alexander McQueen sneakers that sold for $380.She believes many households are sitting on hundreds – if not thousands – of dollars worth of unwanted possessions without realising it.“I would 100 per cent encourage people to declutter if they’re saving for a major life goal,” she advised.“People don’t realise how much they could make. I think we’re all over consumers.“Some of my friends have obscene amounts of clothes.”She said she also feels better buying things second-hand and also recycling her own clothes on Vinted, an online marketplace for second-hand goods that officially launched in Australia on July 1 this year. “I wear a dress once and then sell it rather than let it sit in my wardrobe,” Beth explained. She first used the resale platform as a savvy shopping tool, searching for designer pieces to see how they looked on real people before buying them new.“I started to use it as a platform to double check a product,” she said.“If I wanted a dress from House of CB, I’d search it on Vinted to see how it looked on real bodies and to compare sizes.”Beth has since embraced her new Aussie lifestyle, but said there are still things she misses from home.“I’m loving Australia because of the work life balance,” she said.“I’m working less hours here than in the UK and making the same salary equivalent.“I miss my family so much because I’m so close with them but I message and call them every day. Other than that I miss a Tesco meal deal.”