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

peaceandfreedom

jwil wrote: »

I'd love to be my own boss, but I just don't know what I would do. I've been racking my brains today for ideas that we could do ourselves, but short of opening our own ebay shop I'm not sure what we could do. Even if we were to do that I'm not sure there would be enough money in it to make it worthwhile. (Also I haven't the faintest idea about accounting and tax etc ).

The accounting and tax thing isn't a problem really - I use an accountant to work out my tax and the accounting is very straightforward. I work in IT which is ideal for working from home. I've spent a lot of time lately trying to work out different ways of running a proper business though - like you, I find it hard to come up with ideas.

Some day I'll come up with one though.

peaceandfreedom

jwil wrote: »

I bought the new Stephen King book today. :jIt is the only author I make an effort to get as soon as it comes out (apart from when the Harry Potter books were being released). It was actually out yesterday, but I couldn't get it anywhere.:mad:

Now for the moneysaving mantras....

Did I want it? YES
Can I afford it? errr... probably technically not
Do I NEED it?.......................[STRIKE]NO[/STRIKE] :DYes:D of course!:p

Hee hee. :rotfl:

That was me today in M&S armed with £15 of vouchers that were (strictly speaking) meant to buy Christmas presents. Instead I bought myself a pair of nice soft leather gloves. I'm gonna venture a YES to the three MSE questions, to hell with it.

peaceandfreedom

jwil wrote: »

I bought the new Stephen King book today. :jIt is the only author I make an effort to get as soon as it comes out (apart from when the Harry Potter books were being released). It was actually out yesterday, but I couldn't get it anywhere.:mad:

PS Hope you enjoy the book.

peaceandfreedom

tattycath wrote: »

I've been packing and posting sales today and managed to list another half dozen items-fingers crossed i get some more sales soon. Well fingers crossed we all get some more sales soon!!!

You are doing well, impressed. :beer:

karmachilovething

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

Hee hee. :rotfl:

That was me today in M&S armed with £15 of vouchers that were (strictly speaking) meant to buy Christmas presents. Instead I bought myself a pair of nice soft leather gloves. I'm gonna venture a YES to the three MSE questions, to hell with it.

Well we can't be money saving for everything! We should be but there are just occassions when a girl has just got to have something! If the worst you get is gloves and books that's pretty good going. I fell off the 3 mantras wagon a couple of weeks ago on a lovely scarf, but I have worn it lots since so don't feel so bad.:p

tattycath

My £20 vouchers for M & S came from Pigsback today!!!
Oh and i succumbed to a bit of impulse buying today! half a metre of!! I don't even know what to do with it yet!!! Any suggestions??
off to update siggy!!!

tattycath

just won a tenner on a scratch card!!!

jwil

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

Last night I put up an item on ebay for my son and it sold within 5 minutes. I also put up an item on amazon and it has now sold this morning. Both were quite pricey, so that's a total of £106 altogether - he will be a very happy boy.

One item is parcelled up and ready to be collected and couriered up to Scotland, I'll post the other tomorrow.

I am adding the profits from these sales to my monthly totals - even though it is not strictly my money, it is household money and I'm a bit shameless like that when I have a target to meet.

How on earth did I miss this post too? Sorry peaceandfreedom! That is a great result for a sale, well done!

I do the same with my targets too - anything and everything gets added

jwil

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

The accounting and tax thing isn't a problem really - I use an accountant to work out my tax and the accounting is very straightforward. I work in IT which is ideal for working from home. I've spent a lot of time lately trying to work out different ways of running a proper business though - like you, I find it hard to come up with ideas.

Some day I'll come up with one though.

Me too!

jwil

karmachilovething wrote: »

Well we can't be money saving for everything! We should be but there are just occassions when a girl has just got to have something! If the worst you get is gloves and books that's pretty good going. I fell off the 3 mantras wagon a couple of weeks ago on a lovely scarf, but I have worn it lots since so don't feel so bad.:p

Yes, but peaceandfreedom and yourself are nicely kitted out for winter. I'm entertained as long as I don't leave the house :cool: