Garage sale was a sucess- sort of. I made $206.00 (good) but only sold about 60% of the stuff. Overall it was a good time- I am just frustrated thinking about hauling it all in.
And I bought a pair of rollerblades from next door. I have never rollerbladed in my life- but guess I will give it a shot.
It's hard to figure out what will sell and what wont-you see it all as 'crap' and so you have a hard time arranging the sale to showcase your best 'crap.'
I sold a mink coat (at a huge discount...but the woman was really thrilled with it)..1 barbie in a box, 1 porcelain doll in a box, 2 waterford ornaments, all my scrapbooking stuff, all my CD's, an unopened makeup set, a jewlery cleaner, 3 necklaces, and a tupperware set. And 4 books! (leaving multiple barbies, dolls, books, and jewelery to go back into the house.)
Anyways...I am feeling better about the market today. Sort of. I am still going to go more conservative.
I may miss a soar in the market but I don't care. If this was a few thousand dollars I was playing around with and learning about the market- or I had previously been playing around in the market and knew enough to know what I dont know, or knew enough to be cocky- then I would stay in. But as it is- The money I have invested is too great an amount for me to feel comfortable managing based on my zero knowledge of finances.
In the back of my mind I still think some anti-Americans could really do us some damage right now and I don't want to have a heart attack if that happens.
Garage sale success
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Most of my inheritance is in cash equivalents. Nothing to be embarrassed about.
I still think, weirdly enough, that this is actually a good time to learn about investing. Then again, I learn by experience. When you feel a little less stressed and things calm down a little, think about peeling off a few thousand and put it in some things that you want to learn about - stocks, but I-bonds, T-bills, TIPS, munis, ETFs, even precious metals.