Monthly Archives: November 2008

Some Success on eBay

Money
I put a few things up for sale on eBay last week. My auctions ended Friday. I listed eight items. A dress which I never expected to sell went first with Buy It Now for $9.99. I made $64.97 gross. $7.63 in eBay fees. $3.08 in PayPal fees. $20.10 for shipping costs. $34.16 net. Not too shabby. But I also probably spent about three hours taking pictures, listing the items, packaging them, etc. So about $10 per hour. Mr. A… Read the rest

Busy Week

Just Stuff, spending money
It's been a very busy week and the weekend is proving to be even busier. Our church is hosting our first annual conference and I'm helping out in various areas. We'll be attending several teachings throughout the day, and tomorrow morning. Thankfully the conference is just 40 miles from where we live so there isn't too much expense involved (aside from gas which thankfully has gone down to $2.45 per gallon). We've had some more expenses this week, Mr. A's… Read the rest