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Confession: I hate selling items online

June 18, 2020

Confession: I hate selling items online. Here is why.

I started selling items online for one reason: to get rid of wedding items we didn’t need any more.

There were some things I knew I was going to keep, like the flowers my mother-in-law made, our cake toppers, my dress. I may have even kept a vase or two.

But I knew I didn’t have much use for like, 25 gold mason jars, you know?

Some of these items were either gifted or sold cheap to friends. What was left was listed on Kijiji and in Facebook buy/sell groups. Once the wedding materials were sold, I moved on to selling other items.

And while I made a few bucks doing it, it didn’t take me long to realize I really did not enjoy it at all.

In fact, I kind of hated it.

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Filed Under: Personal Finance Discussions Tagged: frugal living, reselling, sharing economy, side hustle, thrifting

Four things I won’t do to get debt-free faster

May 12, 2020

Four things I won't do to get debt-free faster

There are a lot of things I’m willing to do to get out of debt.

From setting aggressive repayment targets, to choosing to rent instead of buy, to trying my hand at a shopping ban, I’m open to trying different things to achieve my goal of reaching debt-free status.

But by the same token, there are things I’m not willing to do to get out of debt.

And some of those things might be a little controversial.

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Filed Under: Debt Tagged: debt, debt-free journey, emergency fund, side hustle

One totally valid reason to say no to a side hustle

August 14, 2018

I don't side hustle right now. This is why.

I don’t have a side hustle. 

It’s not that I can’t find one or that I don’t have the time for one — it’s intentional.

It’s also, I’ve realized, a peculiar choice. As someone whose financial goals include paying back about $65K of debt quickly, a side gig would certainly speed up that process, right? 

Probably.  

So why not pick up a side hustle? 

Honestly? I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. 

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Filed Under: Personal Finance Discussions Tagged: career, side hustle, work-life balance

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