It's time to whip out the old Sell-O-Meter!
I have a tendency to forget things every now and then (usually more NOW than then) and unfortunately my Fun Fund is usually the first to fall through these mental cracks.So in honor of it, I am starting a page where I detail all of the items I've sold in order to keep the juice flowing and full of life.
If I have a place where I can see all of my success, then it'll be THAT much easier for me to carry on and keep doing my thang! For those of you unfamiliar w/ this "Fun Fund", think of it as some sort of Rainy-Day Fund. It's basically an allocated place to hold all side monies earned; to be spent on anything my heart desires, no questions asked.
It's not so much the items on the list, though, that's important, but rather the main concept behind it - Motivation.
In the frugal world we've create around us, you can imagine the importance of such a thing! It's the one "safe" place where we can let loose and do as we please. But where does this money come from? Well, that's the creative part my friends :)
I go around the house looking for things to sell! I wrote a detailed post on how i do this a while back, but that's really the jist of it. I look for things that i don't ever use, or even want anymore, and I sell them on Craigslist or eBay. I then take all proceeds and throw it into the pot! (anything that doesn't sell goes straight to our local Salvation Army)
And so far i've done a helluva job spending it :) But isn't that the point? I've picked up kayaks, artwork supplies, kitchen tables, dryers, and loads of other stuff - mainly from the Craigslists and such! haha.... it's all about that "treasure" out there.
To keep up the motivation, here is my master list of all things purged Since July, 2007 - Grand Total and all:
- 1993 Cadillac DeVille (w/ dead brake system) - $600.00
- My lot of 32 used (and old) CD's - $20.00
- Abercrombie & Fitch denim jacket - $45.00
- GAP corduroy jacket - $20.00
- Puma track jacket - $20.00
- Etonic track jacket - $6.00 (*tear*)
- "Tiki" picture frame - $2.00
- All-in-one Brother printer (ink-less) - $20.00
- Adidas track pants - $5.00
- "Cuba" track jacket - $4.00 (sucky)
- 50+ LP records - $30.00
- Masonic Nights Templar sword - $45.00 (holler)
- Sammy Sosa baseball jersey - $4.00
- Funky ugly gag gift - $1.00 (ROCK!)
- Express sports jacket - $25.00
- Antique looking wooden desk - $45.00
- Semi-new running shoes - $15.00
- 2005 Toyota Highlander - $18,900.00 (not including as I owed on it)
- Grand Total:
$892.00$907.00
Labels: craigslist, fun fund
posted by J. Money at
11:24 AM
12 Comments:
I need to start selling more of our old and/or useless "stuff". I'm going to try to post a few things this weekend on craigslist. I love that I can post stuff for free to see if it will sell. If it doesn't, no big deal.
-1MansMoney
I so agree with this, I sell things and do surveys for my 'play money' fund.
I love the fun fund idea. I'm currently selling a ton of stuff on ebay.
selling things = $ + simplicity! i love it. i still have a butt load more to get rid of, but one step at a time :)
psst... it's brake system, not break system ;)
Good lookin' out!
It's a good idea! And why not, right? I mean- if stuff like that is just going to sit around or whatever, you might as well make some money off of it. Now if I could just get my wife to get rid of that Coach purse she NEVER uses... :)
yessir! and good luck w/ that one ;) maybe you should sell it "on her behalf" and then get her a newer one so she doesn't hurt you...haha...
I think an issue that I, and likely others, have is putting this aside instead of spending immediately on bills/CCs/school loans etc.
for sure, totally understandable. there's def. a balance that has to come into play, and if you've got some serious debt building up then I'd agree the $ should go to knocking it down.
Hmm. I really should do this. But I have no idea how to use E-Bay. And Craigslist scares me (scams and weirdos)! I once had a nightmare about a Craigslist pervert!!
I wonder why ;) E-bay is a bit tricky at first, but once you get used to it it's super easy...i still prefer CL though cuz you can make the transactions much faster. of course, i'm also a guy - not sure my wife would be all too comfortable either. but if you do it all during the day w/ others (or a friend) around it's pretty legit. esp for big items.
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