I haven’t held down a real, full time job for a few years, and when I first started freelancing, I used to stress out about not having enough money. I even went on a finance job search, but with the way the job market is these days, I think I’m better off doing my own thing. I’ve come to terms with my money situation lately. It seems that whenever I end up with a little extra money, an unexpected expense comes up, and whenever I think I won’t be able to pay the bills, just the right amount of money shows up. I’ve decided that I’m just lucky.
Allergy season is officially upon us here in Sunny Az. To make matters worse, I bought a used cat tree that smelled like a horse. I sprayed it down with febreeze and turned on my ceiling fan , but it was no use- the sneezing just wouldn’t stop! So, until I can muster up some motivation, our new cat tree currently resides in the garage. My plan of action is to spray it down with water or carpet cleaner and suck the juice out with a shop vac. Hopefully that helps.
Back when I bought and sold cars, I ran into a guy who did mobile detailing. You see, I had bought a car that smelled heavily of insecticide. I think the thing had a spider infestation. Actually, I know it did, because when I went to test drive it, there was a big, scary spider in the doorjam. And another one got washed away when I sprayed it down at the self serve car wash. Anyway, in order to make money from cars, I always clean them out really well. In this case, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it, so I hired this guy. He said he used this military grade spray disinfectant .. I think it was called X9 or something like that. He said that it killed pretty much everything. He went on to tell me that he used it on his athlete’s foot. Sure, it burned like hell, but his athlete’s foot was gone for a few weeks. In the end, he did an okay job of getting the stink out of the car.
So here we are… Monday morning… the worst time of the week? Could be. It’s definitely the worst time to have your ebay listings end. Speaking of ebay, it is probably the worst place on earth to sell jewelry. Which also means that it is a great place to buy jewelry. Why? Because the sale prices are crazy low. You can pick up a nice finished diamond whatever-you-want- for the price you’d normally pay for loose diamonds elsewhere. I first started selling jewelry on ebay because I chanced upon a $3 tray of jewelry. I got really lucky because there were some fine items in there- they sold quickly and I profited big time. Too bad it wasn’t that way on a regular basis. I’d soon learn that selling run of the mill jewelry on ebay is a waste of time because you have to keep relisting the items over and over and over before they sell, and the seller fees end up eating in to your profits. These days, I only sell jewelry made by recognized designers like Tiffany or popular native american jewelry, because that’s what sells well.
