Entries from April 2008

Monday, April 28th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Internet Marketing and Selling Other Stuff (26)

Internet Marketing and Selling Other Stuff
 Cindy has been spending every night this week posting items on Ebay (www.ebay.com) and we realized something – if Ebay can be used to sell items, then why can’t it be used to sell other stuff?So I decided to spend some time to take a look around ebay to […]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Gas Prices and Food Prices are Hurting (25)

Gas Prices and Food Prices are Hurting
I wanted to touch on the subject of Gas Prices.
When Cindy and I were coming back from the auction the other night, we had to stop to get some gas. I was absolutely appalled by the price. I took a picture – have a look:

I honestly don’t recall ever […]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - The Big Auction (24)

 
The Big Auction 
Well…this week was it.  We tried going to our very first auction – and what an experience.  Since we’d never gone before it was an eye-opener.  There are a lot of rules you have to follow (I’ll get to those in one of my future posts).

But in this update, I just want […]

Monday, April 21st, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Affirmations and Finances (23)

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Affirmations and Finances
This weekend, Cindy and I were watching television on Saturday night and we came across a sort of documentary/infomercial of a guy who claimed that “positive affirmations” can completely change your life.
I couldn’t find him online, but I found a person who was saying basically the same message like this […]

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Website Design Software (22)

Website Design Software
As Cindy and I were working on our latest batch of Ebay posts, we realized that it would be nice to have a website template, or an HTML template that would let us put together good-looking Ebay posts.
We realized that this is hard if you don’t know html already – so I did […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Ebay Customers Happy (21)

 
Keeping your Ebay Customers Happy!
We just went through a few days of boxing up items for Ebay and shipping them out – it’s quite a task for the uninitiated.
As we were going through the process, I noticed that many of the customers who bought from us shared the same concerns, and asked the same questions. […]

Monday, April 14th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - How to Sell for More on Ebay (20)

Last week when City sold all of those items, I noticed that a couple of items didn’t sell. She had started all of the items at $9.99, but out of 10 items, only 6 sold, and the other four went unsold.
I started to poke around and look at other, similar items on Ebay – […]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Ebay – One of the Best Sources of Income in the World (19)

Ebay – One of the Best Sources of Income in the World

This week – ten items that Cindy was selling on Ebay finally sold. Most sold for about $9.99 and up, but considering these were items just sitting around the house, it really adds up!

Monday, April 7th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Response from Mortgage Company – No Luck (18)

Response from Mortgage Company – No Luck
A while back, after I had purchased a letter from www.invisible-inc-writers.com to our mortgage company, I’d sent the letter to our mortgage company in response to their notice of foreclosure.
In part, the important parts of the letter to our mortgage company read:
“The only option that I can see […]

Monday, April 7th, 2008

How to survive 2008 in the world’s richest country - Consumer Credit Counseling (17)

Consumer Credit Counseling – Payments Cut in Half 
Last week, I mentioned that I had called CCCS, the consumer credit counseling service.  Today we received a letter from the Linda, the woman I spoke with on the phone, stating the new terms of our loans.
 
Previously we’d owed a great deal on the credit cards, so […]