301k in debt and morbidly obese - things aren't great!

Fortune_Smiles

Well done Mr B - you certainly deserve that good news.

Fortune x

taxi73

Well done Mr B x

MrBloater

Partied hard yesterday night with a cup of tea and another 31 records listed. Am not expecting greatness from this batch of unloved vinyl but it at least means in 60 days time I can hit the relist button.

Due to such hard partying last night I am fresh as a daisy and have no excuse (aside from creaky aching joints, subzero temperatures and the awful state of potholed pavements round here than only somebody even more damn foolish than me would attempt to run on in the dark) for not going out, but instead have been poring over the spreadsheet. It looks tough for the next few months, but that has to be mitigated by the fact that we have finally re-educated ourselves that the credit card balances do not represent our money, merely funds accessible at a high cost.

I think the two/three bottles of wine a week I manage to somehow sneak into the equation have to go - it adds up to the price of the Sky subscription (I can hear the yoghurt-knitters tutting in disgust) and now I'm in a way less posionous job situation I can't really justify needing to 'unwind'. Plus for many reasons it's always been the elephant in the corner of the room so I'll try and see if March can be got through on tea alone.

Can't help wondering though if all this time spent listing stuff on ebay and writing these diary entries could be spent penning some fantastic fiction that would solve the money worries instantly. Oh well, at least doing something (even if it isn't the correct thing) is better than doing nothing.

firesidemaid

nat21luv wrote: »

64 items! Holy moly.

As The Pastels would say.

taxi73

hope you make loads of money from your stuff

triple_choc_chip

It doesn't have to be all or nothing, Mr B. 2-3 bottles of wine each week = 12 a month. If you by a nice bottle and each has a large glassful with your meal, one bottle would last two nights, that's just 4 bottles each month and you won't feel so deprived. :beer:

cazmanian_minx

Mr B (and any other lurking eBay declutterers) - if you've got anything in your shed that's got height, width and depth ALL over 8cm, get it listed and gone before the Royal Mail price changes come in on 2nd April. The Packet rate is going and being replaced with Small Parcel and Medium Parcel - Medium Parcel rates will start at £5.20 for 2nd class instead of the £2.20 2nd class packet rate :eek::eek::eek: However, after 2nd April you'll be able to send much heavier things 2nd class instead of having to use 1st.

Full details of the new prices are here: http://www.royalmail.com/prices-2013

shaggydoo

cazmanian_minx wrote: »

Mr B (and any other lurking eBay declutterers) - if you've got anything in your shed that's got height, width and depth ALL over 8cm, get it listed and gone before the Royal Mail price changes come in on 2nd April. The Packet rate is going and being replaced with Small Parcel and Medium Parcel - Medium Parcel rates will start at £5.20 for 2nd class instead of the £2.20 2nd class packet rate :eek::eek::eek: However, after 2nd April you'll be able to send much heavier things 2nd class instead of having to use 1st.

Full details of the new prices are here: http://www.royalmail.com/prices-2013

Sorry not sure what point your making?

• The small parcels service will have a maximum weight of 2kg and a maximum size of 450mm by 350mm by 80mm. This is likely to be around 71% of all parcel items handled by Royal Mail.
• The medium parcels service will have a maximum weight of 20kg, and maximum dimensions of 610mm by 460mm by 460mm.
• Both small and medium parcels will be available on either First Class (next day) or Second Class (three-day) services. This means the weight limit on Second Class parcels will increase to 20kg. Weight bands will be simplified from 15 into seven bands

1st Class and 2nd Class parcel prices

• 1st Class Small Parcels prices start from £3.00
• 2nd Class Small Parcels prices start from £2.60
• 1st Class Medium Parcels prices start from £5.65
• 2nd Class Medium Parcels prices start from £5.20

£2.20 parcels will cost £2.60. Or am I missing something?

Igamogam

shaggydoo wrote: »

Sorry not sure what point your making?

£2.20 parcels will cost £2.60. Or am I missing something?

There are other variables too - parcels that measure up to 16cmx16cmx16cm and cylinders of various length and diameter - thought RM said they where simplifying it :eek:

gallygirl

Igamogam wrote: »

There are other variables too - parcels that measure up to 16cmx16cmx16cm and cylinders of various length and diameter - thought RM said they where simplifying it :eek:

I hope someone sells 16cm x 16cm x 16cm boxes. Then we can all stop worrying about getting it through the 'large letter' slot. Though 16cm is not very big .