A Budgeteers Quest to be Debt Free & Mortgage Free By 40

DedicatedDFW

Hoping to get a few things done today - so i may pop a little list on here of things i'd like to get done

1, gather e-b*y sales ready for packaging and post :cool:
2, keep on top of all surveys
3, keep on top of pots :cool:
4, exercise
5, re-sort storage drawer
6, 2 hours me-time
7, make 2 phone calls

That will do for now i think

DedicatedDFW

1, [STRIKE]gather e-b*y sales ready for packaging and post [/STRIKE]:cool: :j
2, [STRIKE]keep on top of all surveys[/STRIKE] hardly had any so an easy win
3, [STRIKE]keep on top of pots [/STRIKE]:cool: just a few more to do but i'm having cake first
4, [STRIKE]exercise[/STRIKE] :j
5, [STRIKE]re-sort storage drawer[/STRIKE] :j
6, 2 hours me-time - hmm need to squeeze this in somewhere :think:
7, make 2 phone calls made 1 - will have to do the other 1 tomorrow :cool:

jwil

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

1, [STRIKE]gather e-b*y sales ready for packaging and post [/STRIKE]:cool: :j
2, [STRIKE]keep on top of all surveys[/STRIKE] hardly had any so an easy win
3, [STRIKE]keep on top of pots [/STRIKE]:cool: just a few more to do but i'm having cake first
4, [STRIKE]exercise[/STRIKE] :j
5, [STRIKE]re-sort storage drawer[/STRIKE] :j
6, 2 hours me-time - hmm need to squeeze this in somewhere :think:
7, make 2 phone calls made 1 - will have to do the other 1 tomorrow :cool:

Well done that's impressive, but get on with number 6!

DedicatedDFW

So not done too badly on my list but as i'm busy trying to think up what else i can list on eb*y :think: in order to raise the much needed bills money i mentioned the other day then some time to myself tmay be scrapped today as i need to get on with things with a clear head as it were :cool:

i did of course take advantage of the free listing this weekend as far as possible but have to be a bit tougher with myself in my attempts to get rid of little used stuff and to raise some much needed funds

jwil

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

So not done too badly on my list but as i'm busy trying to think up what else i can list on eb*y :think: in order to raise the much needed bills money i mentioned the other day then some time to myself tmay be scrapped today as i need to get on with things with a clear head as it were :cool:

i did of course take advantage of the free listing this weekend as far as possible but have to be a bit tougher with myself in my attempts to get rid of little used stuff and to raise some much needed funds

One of the things I always try to bear in mind when I'm selling something, is that there is very little that I couldn't buy again when I'm debt free if I *really* missed it. The chances are though I don't miss them once they are gone.

DedicatedDFW

jwil wrote: »

One of the things I always try to bear in mind when I'm selling something, is that there is very little that I couldn't buy again when I'm debt free if I *really* missed it. The chances are though I don't miss them once they are gone.

I do agree with this jwil - which is what i pretty much thought a few years ago when i sold all my collectable stuff. As its my clothes i'm selling now though i just need to make sure i keep something to wear! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Still 4 more items newly listed as opposed to re-listed if that makes sense - Got to get more on there though :cool:

DedicatedDFW

So today doesn't look too different to yesterday - more items to list on the bay of e, exercise, pots, surveys...

Spent all my free £5 vouchers in b**ts today - got lots of cream and some new make-up. i buy this anyway so saved alot and nicely stocked up on things i nearly had to buy at the full price :eek:

Got a few bits finishing on eb*y today too - fingers crossed for some sales here

ebayqueen_2

Hi DDFw

Sorry to hear you still feel a bit under the weather. Our bodies respond to stress and that is probably what it is. You are doing well with your ebay, I have listed 9 items and not one person is even watching. I think I might leave it until the weekend and list to end the following as people will have been paid. Its always the same in Jan.

I still feel a bit drained to be honest and can't seem to get my a**e in gear! I feel run down and the fact that I have cut bread out of my daily eating doesn't help Ah well we can but try. I genuinely feel so much better when I am not eating bread so you would think I would learn from this.

Not much happening just keeping up with the family and exams eekkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care ddfw

As I have said before its a tonic reading your posts..its good to know ya!

DedicatedDFW

ebayqueen wrote: »

Hi DDFw

Sorry to hear you still feel a bit under the weather. Our bodies respond to stress and that is probably what it is. You are doing well with your ebay, I have listed 9 items and not one person is even watching. I think I might leave it until the weekend and list to end the following as people will have been paid. Its always the same in Jan.

I still feel a bit drained to be honest and can't seem to get my a**e in gear! I feel run down and the fact that I have cut bread out of my daily eating doesn't help Ah well we can but try. I genuinely feel so much better when I am not eating bread so you would think I would learn from this.

Not much happening just keeping up with the family and exams eekkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care ddfw

As I have said before its a tonic reading your posts..its good to know ya!

Hi ebayqueen :wave:

Aw it is absolutely lovely to know you too x Oof! exams - hoping all goes well there - am sending positive vibes Well hopefully people will start to watch your stuff and bid soon and once the listings done then things can always be easily re-listed which is good - although we'd all prefer things to sell first time round :cool: I have over 70 items actively listed at the moment :eek: although alot of those are things at 99p and i'm happy for them to go for that - actually really hoping they do go! My new aim is to list new (as in not listed before) items to a starting value of £500 :eek: i know its very unlikely they will all sell but i *need* to get funds in for these bills - £500 won't cover the total but i'll feel better aiming towards that nice round figure

Hope you start to feel better too ebayqueen - know how rubbish it is to be lacking in energy so hoping you are back to yourself soon. I love bread and at the moment it is a cheap easy meal - sarnies for lunch & something on toast for tea But i have cut down the amount i eat in a day now. Weighed myself the other day and not lost 1lb - after a week of fairly healthy eating and over a week of exercise too OH did say i'm more toned which was nice of him but still i want that excess weight off - and i don't want to tone up at this size :eek:

i too haven't felt on form and some of my posts may have reflected that of late. But as i say i have a new challenge to find new items to list on e-b*y to the value of £500 start price - £12 down £488 to go *gulp* I did get a bit perked up this weekend as me and OH had a chat about what work needs doing on the house next and i sat down and made a plan Sadly the majority of it will cost money as getting specialists in But being in a house that doesn't look like a building site should help buck both of our spirits up

Spent ages in the bank today as i had less than £3 in a savings account - no idea how that happened so requested to move it to the overdraft - target 1 - when that was finally completed i was then asked if i had plans for paying off said O/D i said yes should be by march and then got asked if i'd like an appointment to see if they can offer me something to make it easier to pay off - Erm no - its going to be paid off in just over 4weeks and they never offered me any help when i had my huge interest rate credit card with them :undecided

jwil

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

I do agree with this jwil - which is what i pretty much thought a few years ago when i sold all my collectable stuff. As its my clothes i'm selling now though i just need to make sure i keep something to wear! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Still 4 more items newly listed as opposed to re-listed if that makes sense - Got to get more on there though :cool:

Hmm yes, it gets a bit chilly when you have no clothes left :cool: