A Budgeteer's Adventure

Jessy103

Sorry to hear about your job CharlieKat. You're doing great at getting organised and I hope you find another job soon. I agree with you about writing in a diary on this forum, it really does help to get everything down and vent abit! Take care x

michelle09

Hey CharlieKat - new reader here. Sorry about the job, that's always worrying, but it looks like you're on top of things!

When we were trying to clear out we used MusicMagpie/WeBuyBooks and cleared nearly £200 just shifting things we were getting rid of anyway. Not sure if that's worth it for you?

shangaijimmy

I second the musicmagpie idea! Was good for my cd's etc... Would love to tackle Mrs SJ's dvd collection but i'm not brave enough to touch them!

CharlieKat

Hello all

How lovely to have visitors :j

Thank you Kittenkirst I had another couple of sales so made another payment off the card with the profit :T sig all updated

Hi Jessy103 aw thank you - I'm really having to put an effort in not to be too down about it all I am trying to get organised a ways to go yet - utility postponed until tomorrow but it's been a busy few days.

Hi michelle09 I've a few good books to sell so I will try the book sales after bay of e. I've used the book sites before but not sure i've used that one - thank you for the reminder

Hi shangaijimmy I wish I had some cd's to sell but like you - i live in fear of approaching my Mr's - even though he never listens to them :rotfl: I've never been a collector of them so none of my own and no computer games etc either.

Thank you all for your lovely encouraging posts I'll have to find your diaries to get some more tips as there's some good sigs there

CharlieKat

I meant to reply sooner but life has been busy.

Applied for some more jobs, sadly not heard back from previous applications.

Sausage casserole made with enough left to freeze a couple of meals for us and managed to use up some bits of veg and bacon in it too

Utility will be tomorrow - also hoping to list on the bay tomorrow too but the weather has meant really bad light so i'm hoping it's better for tomorrow so i can get some good pics and some more sales

Annoyingly on one of items i sold the post office charged first class postage and not 2nd even though i'd definitely asked for it He was helping a colleague at the same time but i was a bit down about being some pence down when i checked my receipt

However, found a £1 today so i guess that all balances out

Long walk was had and some quality time planned for me and my Mr this week.

Trying to think of some more money saving / money making ways :think:

CharlieKat

Hi all

i posted a reply the other day but it was so grumpy and full of that i deleted it instead - needless to say it hasn't been a great week.

I want to post regularly though so the positives are - i've listed quite a few things on the bay of e and had 1 or 2 sales :T i need to keep this money in my account though as I thought a payment I'd made had deducted off the balance and it hadn't so i went a little overdrawn - it was inside my agreed overdraft though so not as bad as it could have been.

I've gathered all my books together and think its worth just selling them in bulk to a book-buying place as suggested above - there's no guarantee they'd sell individually and they'd probably need to be on a long time whereas I need the money and space now.

I've been food shopping for needed things and clearing the freezer out is going well :T

This weekend I aim to get some studying done and I really want to have a good clear out as well as keep on top of the cooking.

hope everything is going well for everyone

Kittenkirst

Hey CharlieKat, sorry to hear you were feeling down & grumpy; it am be tough when you are trying to chip away at things and feel like it's not happening quick enough. But, you are doing loads and making lots of positive steps so keep on going.

Plus you have us lot to cheer you on

Moominmamma89

Hi CharlieKat - sorry to hear about the job. I used webuybooks quite alot and found them to be decent enough - you can arrange for a courier to come to you to collect the boxes at no extra charge which may be helpful if you don't fancy lugging aload of stuff to the Post Office x

CharlieKat

Hi Kittenkirst

Thank you for your kind words - you've made me - hope to have time to find your diary and have a read soon - assuming you have one

CharlieKat

Hi moominmamma89 - love your username Thank you - i will try those - hope they want the books.