Lightbulb moment

moneywaster55

OMG original Pandora charm box and packaging £2.29 plus £2.50 postage and its sold. I have those !!! :j I'm amazed LOL.

Think I have just found a new pastime.

LannieDuck

lol, it's really surprising what goes and what doesn't.

With baby stuff, it's very hit and miss. People will pay a lot for nice gifts that catch their eye, but there are also a *lot* of listings and you'll need to stand out.

If you enjoy knitting little items, you should definitely have a go at selling them (although beware you may need to do a tax return if you're not just selling your own used items). You could also try Etsy.

Incidentally, you'll need to decide whether to start your listings at 99p or higher. If higher, you'll have to pay a listing fee or wait for a free listing weekend (you can get those e-mailled to you, or keep an eye on the ebay forum - someone normally posts about it). If you start at 99p, you'll need to be reasonably confident that the item will attract interest from >1 person, or you risk having to sell at 99p. In general, I only list at 99p if I'd be happy selling it for that. Normally it doesn't happen, but ocassionally it does.

My preference is to pay the small amount extra that means I can set a starting price. That way I only need to attract one buyer and I'll have a good sale. But YMMV.

misscousinitt

Hi

Have you got an overdraft facility? This would be cheaper than borrowing more money from the payday loan people.

Make a list of everything you have in your cupboards, fridge and freezer and make some meal plans - its somtimes amazing how much to you can make from whats in the cupboards.

I realise that what I have suggested will not solve the problem, but it will be a positive step to bringing your overall spending down for this month to put you in a better position.

Best of luck.

moneywaster55

Hiya misscousinitt Thank You for reading and posting. No I do not have an overdraft facility. My credit ratings not good and only have a basic bank account.

Some good news ! My friend who knows I knit, well her sister has bought a baby doll for her granddaughter or Christmas and has asked me if I will knit 4 outfits for the doll and a pram set. She has said she will pay me for them. So I have a fab start there :j. I also so sew but not made clothes since my daughter was small and she is in her 30s now. Well she works in a very large call center and I have told her to put the word around at work for clothes alterations, ie new zips in jeans, lads pay a lot of money for there jeans, I'm sure they would rather have a new zip than new pair of jeans, hems taken up and such like, so will wait and see what that brings in. ALSO my sister is a crafter too, so contacted her and we are going to get some stuff together and see if we can get a stall ot tabletop somewhere ?.

Going for a 5 mile walk with a friend today, taking packed lunch.

I cannot thank you all enough. I am soo set on getting sorted.

moneywaster55

LannieDuck, thank you for more instructions on Ebay.

misscousinitt

If you need any help with meal planning just post a list of what you've got and we can lend a hand.

Best of luck...you seem so much brighter.

MCI

moneywaster55

Not a lot happening, just getting on with day to day stuff and trying to spend as least as possible. This site is amazing :T:T
Enough wool in my stash to knit outfits without buying more :j

Started measuring my bubble bath in the cap- instead of pouring.

Using my 2s n 1s on the end off on stuff, like newspaper is 55p, use my copper for the 5p, even if I hand over a £1, means I get 50p back, not saving anything but gets rid of the junk and I can hang on the the bigger stuff lol. Mind games.

Got out my cookery books last night, started on the meal planning. Going to asda today hopefully to get most of need for next week. I have quite a good little local shopping area, some god cheap shops, so will top up there if I need to. Instead of zooming off to the supermarket.

List 3 things on Ebay, later today :j

Have a good weekend all :A People.

slowlyfading

Sounds good to me! Hope you have a good day

Racky_Roo

Think about doing homemade Christmas presents like jams, biscuits etc to save money. I did food hampers last year and they were really well received and didn't cost much. Blackberries are still in season and free as well as apples - you could make jam and chutney for free. There's a handmade Christmas thread on here somewhere with some great ideas. As you can knit and sew you could pretty much get away with not buying any gifts this year. That's bound to help with the money situation and help towards paying back the loans :-)

JLL

Hi ya
I pop in every now and then and read peoples posts.
I was wondering if your DH isn't working, if he drives how about a delivery driver for your local curry houses or chinese. My husband does this and earns over £200 a week. All he has to do is go round and enquire.
Hope this helps
xxx