Well it has been some time since I updated my blog. The main reason is my wife gave birth to our 2nd son and that has kind of taken president in my life. It is a joy to see ones family growing, and to see this tiny child and imagine he will grow up and become a big person is just amazing.
So my eBay session finished and I made £12 profit, so that put me on step 12, so I can see progress.
I was lucky enough to have some people who needed my computer expertise to fix their computers so I fix their systems and when all the money is in I have added £290 to my stake money. Add this to my £22.47 and I now have a respectable £322.47 so that has catapulted me to Step 17. (£320 -£640).
As I now have a respectable pot I need to find a new way to increase it, so I am working on getting a system in place for making money online. When the cheques clear by the end of this week I hope I will have found some ways to make money online to help me achieve my target for this year which is set at completing step 20 by the end of December 2008, so that I only have 8 steps to go when I start 2009.
"There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment…. It gives warmth and good feeling to all your personal relationships." - Norman Vincent Peale
Well at last eBay decided to have a ½ price listing day. So I took the rest of my stuff that I had not had time to list into the office and sat entering everything today. As luck would have it my boss saw some items he wanted, even before I had finished listing everything I had successfully sold £8 worth of stuff.
This made me smile, so I have moved onto the steps with some bigger figures. My stake money now stands at £10.46 and that is after I have taken into account the listing fees. So now I hope that I will sell enough on eBay to get me up to the next step.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.
The weekend was spent organising my house getting ready for the new arrival to our family as my wife is predicted to give birth on the 11th August, so new space is needed in the house.
During the organisation I found an old jacket that I never use anymore and I decided to give it to the cloth bank as it is a perfectly good jacket. In on e of the pocket I found 97p change and decided I would add this to my stake money, so now I have completed step 9. I am looking forward to going on to the bigger steps.
If you want to earn more you must learn more
Well it looks like it has been quiet on this blog for some time, but I have been quietly beavering away at preparing my eBay list ready to upload it when they have a cheap listing day. I have spread the word and in the process I have been given a Cat transport box , a cat scratch pole, and an old violin. So although the pot has not increased my assets to be sold on eBay have been increasing.
So how have I completed step 8? Well as I was going through all the old laptop bags I have been given over the years I found a small bag with change in it. There was 20p in coppers, 2 * 5p, 2 * 10p and £1 coin. I added this £1.50 to my stake money of 80p and now I have the grand total of £2.30, so well on my way to complete step 9.
I am also looking into what business I can start on line when I make some more stake money, so a lot of reading about the subject of making money online is being done in preparation for the later steps as I want to be prepared to take action as soon as my eBay venture bears fruit.
You can't change the wind, you can however adjust your sails.
I love car parks. Went for a walk and just on the grass verge of the car park was a shiny new 50p. Nice! Added to my stake and completed Steps 6 and 7 in a single walk. I think I will have to go for a walk more often in the future. Have added more stuff ready for my eBay listing, just waiting for them to do a 5p listing day again now.
The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself
