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Jwil's sorting the debt, the body, the house, the garden and everything else diary!

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  • jwil
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    We haven't done any boot sales this weekend due to the wet weather yesterday, and it was a dodgy forecast for today. We did go and look though and the weather has been fine :rolleyes:

    I *ahem* might have bought some books :o. I bought a job lot from someone of 78 books :eek: plus a few more other ones.

    The books I am really chuffed with as they are an author I kind of collect. It turns out that 32 were duplicates that I already had, so I have listed those, and the others I will keep.

    Next time I am on here whingeing about the amount of clutter in the house, someone give me a quick boot up the rear and remind me of this :p :rotfl:
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • DedicatedDFW
    DedicatedDFW Posts: 4,234 Forumite
    Hi Guys :)

    jwil - so good to have you back :) grr! to pesky ebay people :mad: on your behalf jwil ;)

    ebayqueen - hope you feel better soon ((hugs)) - maybe its a combination of things as you say food eaten etc. you've been on hols too - i always ponder things when i get back off holiday the kind of life i want to live and the reality of the life i am living :o and the need to get the pennies in! Hope you have a nice relaxing day - maybe a nice hot bath with some nice smellies and a glass of vino later ;)

    peaceandfreedom - hope you are well hon. i've been too ill to do much in the way of writing :o in fact i've been too ill to do much in the way of anything _pale_ The thing is its all just wasted time which i hate! Oh well *sniffles* i'll see if i can achieve anything tomorrow :)
    CC1:T £[STRIKE]2531[/STRIKE] £1460
    MORTGAGE OVERPAYMENTS: £10575.20 Target £12,100
    MF Date: [STRIKE]August 2042[/STRIKE] May 2035
    Declutter 1000 things by Xmas 2015! 53/1000
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,985 Forumite
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    Hi Guys :)

    jwil - so good to have you back :) grr! to pesky ebay people :mad: on your behalf jwil ;)

    ebayqueen - hope you feel better soon ((hugs)) - maybe its a combination of things as you say food eaten etc. you've been on hols too - i always ponder things when i get back off holiday the kind of life i want to live and the reality of the life i am living :o and the need to get the pennies in! Hope you have a nice relaxing day - maybe a nice hot bath with some nice smellies and a glass of vino later ;)

    peaceandfreedom - hope you are well hon. i've been too ill to do much in the way of writing :o in fact i've been too ill to do much in the way of anything _pale_ The thing is its all just wasted time which i hate! Oh well *sniffles* i'll see if i can achieve anything tomorrow :)

    ((hugs)) to you DDFW. Is there something you can achieve without being too active? What about decluttering a nice book or DVD? :p It all counts you know!
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • ebayqueen_2
    ebayqueen_2 Posts: 1,175 Forumite
    edited 28 August 2011 at 9:13PM
    Thanks girls for your kind words and the vino is def being opened tonight :)

    Jwil that is bad luck to have someone buy multiple items and start messing. Keep in contact with Paypal and let them know what is being said. They can spot !!!!!! too.

    Just take the hit and make sure you respond below the left feedback. Most people really do sus out trouble makers when looking at a sellers feedback. Block him and try and forget about it. Do you have other ebay accounts where you could list some items so you won't have to look at the negative comment for a while. I find this helps me and I eventually get over it and start listing on original name again. Hope that makes sense. I have 3 accounts and use one to buy items like postage bags etc.

    I know how you feel about books and anyways you got a bit of a bargain :)

    DDFW I am so sorry to hear that you feel so bad. Don't push yourself too much. Is it possible to call in ill to your work? You just might need a few days in bed to sort yourself out. Hang on in there.

    Feel tired but going to get shower jammies and glass of red .... hopefully I will feel better tomorrow
    Night and God bless
    E
    "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream" :) C. S. Lewis
  • DedicatedDFW
    DedicatedDFW Posts: 4,234 Forumite
    Hi jwil - i took ages typing my post earlier and am very grr!! :mad::mad: on the ebay buyer - it is just so annoying - especially when you don't know the way the complaint will be settled. Books - no way i could tell you off for purchasing some books :whistle:though i do wonder what you coukd collect where there are over 31 in the set...

    No ebay queen - i'll have to go to work :( - thing is this is probably something i caught off someone who was ill with it last week at work *misses rolly eyed smiley* Glad to hear your looking after yourself this evening

    peaceandfreedom and retiredandskint hope you are both well
    CC1:T £[STRIKE]2531[/STRIKE] £1460
    MORTGAGE OVERPAYMENTS: £10575.20 Target £12,100
    MF Date: [STRIKE]August 2042[/STRIKE] May 2035
    Declutter 1000 things by Xmas 2015! 53/1000
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,985 Forumite
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    ebayqueen wrote: »
    Thanks girls for your kind words and the vino is def being opened tonight :)

    Jwil that is bad luck to have someone buy multiple items and start messing. Keep in contact with Paypal and let them know what is being said. They can spot !!!!!! too.

    Just take the hit and make sure you respond below the left feedback. Most people really do sus out trouble makers when looking at a sellers feedback. Block him and try and forget about it. Do you have other ebay accounts where you could list some items so you won't have to look at the negative comment for a while. I find this helps me and I eventually get over it and start listing on original name again. Hope that makes sense. I have 3 accounts and use one to buy items like postage bags etc.

    I know how you feel about books and anyways you got a bit of a bargain :)

    DDFW I am so sorry to hear that you feel so bad. Don't push yourself too much. Is it possible to call in ill to your work? You just might need a few days in bed to sort yourself out. Hang on in there.

    Feel tired but going to get shower jammies and glass of red .... hopefully I will feel better tomorrow
    Night and God bless
    E

    Thanks ebayqueen - hope you are feeling better today!

    The dispute is in Paypal, and I've responded to each of his messages - on each occasion offering a refund on return. So hopefully Paypal will go with me on that one. We'll take the hit if he negs us, and just try and push it off the first page asap. It's on DH's account, so we can use mine if need be, but most people will account for a numpty. He was blocked as soon as he sent the message after we posted it so that's all sorted.
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,985 Forumite
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    Hi jwil - i took ages typing my post earlier and am very grr!! :mad::mad: on the ebay buyer - it is just so annoying - especially when you don't know the way the complaint will be settled. Books - no way i could tell you off for purchasing some books :whistle:though i do wonder what you coukd collect where there are over 31 in the set...

    No ebay queen - i'll have to go to work :( - thing is this is probably something i caught off someone who was ill with it last week at work *misses rolly eyed smiley* Glad to hear your looking after yourself this evening

    peaceandfreedom and retiredandskint hope you are both well

    The books are all by a particular author who was rather prolific hence so many. I loved them when I was young, and so there's a bit of nostalgia about them.
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
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    We've had a good day today, went off to look at the boot sales this morning, and then sold this afternoon. We've done surprisingly well seeing as we didn't take a huge amount, and got rid of a few bulky items, so that is very pleasing.

    Got some ebay packing to do tonight for DH, and will just be chilling I think.

    Hope everyone has had a good day!
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
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    I'm starting afresh for next month today as I get paid tomorrow and won't be getting any more cash in until then.

    So I'm going to try and raise an extra £1000 next month again.

    To get me started, I've got some cash from ebay sales and 3 books on amazon coming through, and I'm going to count the £20 in my bank account as that won't be used anywhere before tomorrow.

    So £45/£1000 = £955 to go.

    Over the weekend I took loads of photos of stuff to go on ebay, but then lost the will to live to start listing. So I have quite a bit prepared now, and so will get some on this week.

    One of the books I listed over the weekend is now selling, so very happy with that.

    I'm also quite chuffed with my three book sales over the weekend - one in particular was a hefty book, so whilst I may not have made a fortune, it's made a bit of space on the bookshelf :D
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • ebayqueen_2
    ebayqueen_2 Posts: 1,175 Forumite
    Another month Jwil

    Well done on the Car boot. Good to get rid of things you dont use or need. Keep going £45 is a good start, so onwards and upwards.:)
    "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream" :) C. S. Lewis
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