2018 Benbenandme's Next Battle

benbenandme

Bathroom cleaned, bedroom tidied, all holiday stuff put away or in the washing basket. Cases are emptied, by the front door ready to be returned to my sister. Washing machine is on again but can't put any washing outside today A couple of items relisted on ebay.

I am going to tackle the conservatory and lounge next.

benbenandme

£12 profit from a couple of bets on todays footie :beer:

Drawingaline

Sounds like you Had fab time.

benbenandme

Great start to my morning today - a £7 ebay sale and a message from someone on Facebook asking if I have a particular card in stock (I don't yet). She lives about a mile from me, her daughter went to my school and her daughter is the designer of the card :eek:

Really pleased on so many levels - someone who doesn't know me has found my cards on facebook, and she has ordered ten cards and asked for some brochures :j :j :j

benbenandme

Right, I must stop spending money on cards now - I've done another order this morning and I'm hoping that is it now to get me properly up and running. I've bitten the bullet and ordered enough stock for a stall and also my Christmas stock as that is now released. I have invested quite a lot (about £500 :eek: :eek:) but that includes things like a display stand and a mobile card payment machine (£20, utter bargain!). It also includes a huge amount of stock that I can always resell to other traders if the worst happens. However I'm viewing this as a long-term thing that I can work at when it suits me. I don't expect to recoup that money overnight, new businesses usually take a couple of years to make a profit so I am okay with that. At this stage it's a learning curve and once I've found my feet I will look to recruit some other traders to my team. I have invested more than I planned as I have now decided I will do events / stalls, whereas originally I was only going to sell through work. Anyone need a card?? :rotfl::rotfl:

benbenandme

I've delivered the brochures to the lady, have swapped back my euros into pounds and have recycled all the random batteries that were laying around the house. This afternoon I may start tackling the garage, the second load of washing is on so hopefully that can go out later too.

My plan is to find another 3 (minimum) events to book into, I need to get this up and running and make the most of Christmas

beanielou

I would love to buy some cards but the postage is quite steep. Sorry.

benbenandme

No problem at all Beanie, I agree

benbenandme

Morning all, I had a nice meal out with friends last night, then popped in to see Mum as she's not feeling great this week.

Today I have had my bath, I want to get some housework done today, nothing major but just to stay on top of it. I want to list some stuff on ebay, maybe pop to the shops for a few food bits and look for new lights for the lounge.

I had a response from one of the events I'd emailed last night so I need to get that booked in today too.

benbenandme

£41 payout from quidco today, I wasn't expecting that one until October so that was a nice surprise :T :T