I was excited today to get a rebate back in the mail I sent out for. It was for a $20 Master Card! No...not a credit card that I can "charge" stuff on with a credit limit and all that, but just a card with my name on it in place of the company sending me a rebate check. It makes things easier for me because I can use it instantly unlike a check that I have to deposit at the bank.
So, I did end up going grocery shopping again and spent $58.72. This got me just about everything I need for a while and my BF spent about $100! He likes to eat lots of junk like potato chips, crackers, frozen meals, soda, etc. so the bill really adds up for him.
For "ingredients" to cook with, we split the cost. It works out for us and me especially since I don't like to eat all that overpriced crap. Can you imagine how much more I would be spending if we were to share the bill and just split it down the middle!? No thanks.
I'll try to not go to the grocery store except to buy milk, bananas and cereal if I run out, everything else should last me a while...I hope!!
So far since I've started this blog I've spent $77.13 at the grocery store. Of that, about $12 went to "personal" items (soap, loofah and lotion...which I DO need).
On the other hand, while at the store, I found a great deal on some items for ebay! Yeah, I charged them...a whole $131.65 worth!! But, I can make about $70 from them. If they don't sell within a month, I'll return them to the store and get my money back.
I've got to figure out how to do this buying stuff to sell on ebay and still get out of debt and manage to keep things in line. I would think that a budgeted amount of money or separate card I could use specifically for ebay purchases would work. When the items sell, I pay the card. I just don't know what is going to work for me. Any ideas?
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Maybe you can buy the items with your debit (cash) card and then whatever profit you turn over goes directly to a credit card you want to pay off.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I guess it all depends on how confident you are about re-selling the stuff.
Do you ever buy things and they just go unsold? Have you ever bought something to sell on eBay and decided you wanted to keep it for yourself? I know I would probably have that problem!
I've sort of done this before, buying things to sell with my available funds, but I don't want to cut into the money I need for bills.
ReplyDeleteWhen I shop for ebay stuff I usually spend around $100 at a time!
Yes, some things do go unsold :( I just keep them in my store and sometimes lower the price to recoup my costs which means no profit.
Sometimes I do want to keep some of the stuff, but most of the time I let it go.