December 2014 ~Make £10 a day challenge~

Aesop

Everyone is doing really well. Remember it is all extra, even if it is only a few pounds, it is more than you had at the beginning and I am sure it is helping you all with bits and pieces, I know it is for me.

Aesop

PiggyBankShaker wrote: »

Thanks Aesop. First time I've joined in on the thread for a couple of years (when you used to be running it in fact!) Whilst I have still been trying to make extra money, I do find the challenge helps keep my focussed on my goal.

I know you have been quiet - even your diary, hope all is well with you and ATS x

Rosie

£50 paypal payment from SBs & £6 voucher used at MrTs

somerandom

More to add: £50 for coaching plus £28 profit for Ebay sales. The only things that sold of the nearly 20 items I listed - none of my clothes sold - has anyone else found this recently ? or is it just me? I started most of them at about £4.99 - wondered if I'd started them too high? It's been a while since I've sold on eBay.


Good Luck everyone !! Thanks for your support.

Roundthebend_2

£40 from selling a sling (well £45 but it will cost £5 to post )

Aesop

£3 from streetspotr

11p from qmee

I was taking part in the £2014 for 2014 challenge and just realised i have smashed my target. I am doing the facebook challenge for 2015.

oh and another £3 facebook sale.

Have told OH I will box everything up that is in the living room and try to sell it off after new year, he will put it in the loft for me, and then I will do a box at a time or try and sort into some sort of piles, ie games, clothes, and maybe carboot, found out a local indoor carboot sale has been revived. I can't go this sunday as DS has a party that starts early.

Am determined to get rid of all the clutter once and for all. some stuff I have had for a few years and only just managing to sell it off now.

I think I will have to be ruthless. ie give it a month and if it don't sell then it goes to the charity shop or a local refuge - if kids clothes/games, etc

Although I need the cash, no point sitting at home with loads of stuff that makes it look messy and not selling. I find nowadays even facebook is saturated with sellers and even trying to sell stuff for a £1 isn't working. people want a bag full for £10.

it would be nice not to walk into every room and think eurgh... at this still sitting here, that sitting there... etc.

maybe a big declutter will open up new opportunities for me.

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Aesop wrote: »

Remember it is all extra, even if it is only a few pounds, it is more than you had at the beginning and I am sure it is helping you all with bits and pieces, I know it is for me.

That's a great comment, Aesop, I hadn't thought of it that way. I tend to 'beat myself up' because everyone seems to be making so much more than me (and doing it in record time too). I should remember that without the focus that this challenge has given me I would have made hardly anything.

Thanks very much for making me see sense:T

Aesop

carbootcrazy wrote: »

That's a great comment, Aesop, I hadn't thought of it that way. I tend to 'beat myself up' because everyone seems to be making so much more than me (and doing it in record time too). I should remember that without the focus that this challenge has given me I would have made hardly anything.

Thanks very much for making me see sense:T

when I first started this challenge many years ago, I used to think how is everyone making all that money, i was lucky if I achieved £5 a month.

But then I started to think about it - the extra £5 I made in cash this week helped pay for my son's afterschool activities. That meant £5 I didn't have to find out of my wages.

That £2 there, helped me buy birthday cards - cheaply of course from card factory, but again saved me having to scrimp from wages.

Those coupons helped me save money on my food shopping, meaning we could maybe have a treat this week instead.

So yes PMA - Positive Mental Attitude.

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somerandom wrote: »

I started most of them at about £4.99 - wondered if I'd started them too high? It's been a while since I've sold on eBay.

I can understand your predicament, I find pricing a real trial:(.

I know people advise starting at a low price so as not to put buyers off but if you start off too low you'll have to sell at that price if there is only one bid:eek:. Someone I know who sells loads on eBay always starts her items off at the minimum price she's willing to accept. No good giving things away.

Maybe it's just a bad time for selling clothes on there at the moment, people might have their minds on other things so near Christmas.

Good Luck:beer:

somerandom

Thanks for the advice carbootcrazy - I did wonder whether it was just a bad time for clothes.


I think your friend has got a point - if they sell too low to be honest I would prefer to give them to a Charity Shop - it's where I get most of my clothes and nice to give back. I think I'll go for the option of trying to sell at what I'd be happy with then donate if I don't sell - Good to have a plan :-)