About Me

29 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.
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2008 Short Term Goals
[x]Eliminate Credit Card debt
[X]Get married and pay off the wedding IN FULL
[X]Travel for 3 weddings and pay for each visit IN FULL
[x]Rescue a dog and pay all costs for him/her IN FULL
______________DONE!!_____________

2009 Short Term Goals
[ ]Save ALL eBay income in 2009
[X]Get a full time job
[X]Begin saving rental income for eventual rental renovation
[X]Buy a house with 20% down
[ ]Build a $4k Emergency Fund
[ ]Save 10k towards a back deck, backyard landscaping, and kitchen redo
[ ]Save $2k toward new car for hubby
[X] Pay $50 month extra on the mortgage

Long term goals *start by 2010*
[ ]Live on one income/bank the other income
[ ]Start an IRA for Baseball boy
[ ] have 1 NSD a week

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

2009 eBay Challenge $100/month:
$55

2009 Mortgage Challenge $50 extra/month!
So far I have added:
$375.00 extra principle payment!
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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

Banckruptcies effect me too!

December 4th, 2008 at 04:57 pm

only I am taking advantage.

I am packing my lenox china back up. Into the tupperware it goes. Off to sit in storage for a few more years.

Seems Lenox has declared bankruptcy. They filed Chapter 13 last week.

On the off chance that they completely shut down production- I am pulling the lenox from my listings to see if value rises in the future.

Anyone who has broken some lenox china and needs to find replacement items- the china is selling very inexpensively on ebay right now.

In other news- Seems Bratz dolls are infringing on a Mattel product and the Bratz dolls are being recalled immediately. All manufacturing molds and products were ordered to be destroyed. If you have a good condition doll...might want to put that item in storage for a few years too.

Posted in Making a living on eBay | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Banckruptcies effect me too!”

Amanda Says:
December 4th, 2008 at 09:25 pm

Ok, I'm not happy for anyone to loose a job or anything, but I am soooo happy to see Bratz go. I hate those things.
Broken Arrow Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 06:38 am

Yep yep, thought about betting on Mattel that Bratz would be pulled, but decided that it was too risky.

Anyway, never heard of Lexon china until now, but congrats on getting a good deal!
Koppur Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 10:39 am

Thanks for the info!
clubneary Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 11:34 am

I am going home to see if I have any Lenox china stashed away-I am sure I have some from my mom. And as for Bratz-unfortunately we do have those thanks to my niece who passed them down to my daughter. I'll box those up as well! Thanks for the info!
Nika Says:
December 7th, 2008 at 08:10 pm
Nika Says:
December 7th, 2008 at 08:10 pm

Thanks for the info!

One would expect them to have a bigger sale than that. If they slashed everything by at least half I'd gladly pick up some pieces.

Maybe if I wait, they eventually will.

Gamecock's Mind over Money

Trying to keep life from falling apart, trying to become a person to be proud of.

Banckruptcies effect me too!

6 Responses to “Banckruptcies effect me too!”

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