to feel better about debt when you get rid of stuff, but for some reason it works. The more I STUFF I get out of this house, the better I feel. And the less STUFF around me, the calmer I am and the better I feel about our progress. Of course, a calming environment is good for any stressful situation but I’m still amazed by how much it helps. What the heck am I getting rid of, you ask?
1. Ebay. The best kind of outgoing stuff, because I get money in return. And boy, oh boy, is my mailman probably sick of me! I’ve shipped several items a day since I listed those cups last week. I had NO IDEA I’d sell so many! I’ve got a whole room full of stuff to get up there – literally – but that was a good start. My weekly listings end tomorrow and everything has bids, so that’s another handful of boxes gone – hundreds of diapers, literally! I think I have over 400 diapers listed, LOL.
2. Promo stuff. I just ordered a whole bunch to send to my publisher for a convention, and I’m about to ship it out. That will take care of another four or five boxes (btw, I paid about $95 for all of it – well within my promo budget – and saved over $300 total).
3. Baby stuff. One of my out of state friends is having a girl, so I’ve started packing up some of my baby’s outgrown stuff to send her way. I’ve been saving it to see if she could use it, and I’m thrilled to pass it along to someone who does.
4. Trash. In addition to what the kids break, I ‘m finding all kinds of items which weren’t trash when I put them wherever, but are most definitely on the way out now. GOOD RIDDANCE! LOL.
But … it can’t all go away. We’re about to head out to see about that love seat. On the receipt from last time the sofa is only $15 more than the love seat. If they’ll match THAT price, we’ll get the sofa. I have a feeling we’ll get the runaround, though. We had a good experience this time and do like our sales associate but my gosh I can not STAND that store. At any rate, we “found” enough money to pay for this without putting a dent in our budget – some from our cash stash (not to be confused with the emergency fund) and an $86 refund check from our insurance company for good behavior. It’d be nice to flake it, but it’s equally nice to be able to have folks over and let them sit down. So, yay. ;c)
I have about three weeks to come up with the rest of the money to pay for the new kitchen floor if I want to install it before the first party. That means I need to get listing … guess what I’ll be doing tomorrow? LOL. Shouldn’t be much trouble to get there, so yet another thing to be excited about. Hey, it beats being bummed out, right?
We’re headed out now. Wish us luck with the furniture store. GAH. (LOL!)
