Five Frugal Things -- I Sold Two Items for the $100 Goodwill Gift Card Challenge!
1. I sold two Goodwill bin items for my $100 Goodwill Gift Card Challenge!
- The "Spot The Dog" stuffed animal. Only a $15 sale, and $11.67 after eBay fees. However, that's more than the $9.21 I spent that day for four items. (North Face coat, coffee grinder, LeSportsac purse and the plush.) This means everything else that sells from this bins haul will be pure profit!
Click HERE to see the eBay listing.
- The Oakiwear kids' rainsuit, which I also picked up at the bins, as it was lightweight and sells new for $90. (The sweet spot when you pay by the pound!) I took an offer at $28 and I earned $27.85 after eBay fees. I accidentally earned a few extra bucks on shipping, which I don't fret about as it balances out when I accidentally undercharge on shipping.
Click HERE to see the eBay listing.
Total profit thus far is $91.25, which will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank in one lump sum at the end of the challenge. The gift card still has a balance of $63.14 and I currently have six challenge items listed just waiting for buyers.
Today is Goodwill's 10%-off senior discount day, (you only have to be 55!) so I might stop into a standard store en route to my free haircut.
2. I helped my mother organize an area of her bedroom and came home with a book for my little free library and a couple nice pieces of bubble wrap to set aside for eBay shipping.
3. I also brought home a couple pairs of socks to darn. They're hand knit by my sister and worth the effort to keep in circulation.
4. I stopped into Dollar Tree to pick up AA batteries for my TV remote control and noticed that:
A) There were only seven batteries in the pack, which was disguised by clever packaging.
B) The price had increased from $1.25 to $1.50.
Still a bargain, but interesting to track.
5. I shipped both eBay items in inside out Amazon bubble mailers.
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
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I recently resisted buying 4 pairs of nwt Eddie Bauer slacks for $80
I have a dozen pairs of slacks (business casual) in my closet. I only work 4 days a week
I returned a dress as it would have been #10 in my closet
I again decided not to purchase another pair of shoes..I have at least 2 dozen from sandals to sneakers
I continue to pack a very boring snack/drink for my 3 hour shift at work
Boring is often what gets you ahead financially.
1) Requested free USPS package pickup for my recent eBay sale vs running the errand to drop it off. Saves time mostly.
2) DH successfully repaired our washing machine, using a part he bought + YouTube videos. He is not, I repeat, not an appliance repair person, but loves a challenge & his mind just must work that way. So far in the past few weeks, he's successfully repaired our dryer (both washer & dryer are really old), washer, the dishwasher (newish, but a lemon & he's repaired multiple parts of it) & the refrigerator ice maker. I'm so impressed with him being willing to experiment & learn new things to make our appliances last longer & keep them out of the landfill.
3) Made a delicious chicken Dijon dish last night, and finally used the last of the heavy cream leftover from DS18's NY dinner party with friends.
4) DH deseeded the last few pomegranates, which made an excellent & healthy snack for me + DS19.
5) I'm continuing to eat things from the pantry & fridge for lunch, including the chicken noodle soup that I made over the weekend using a rotisserie chicken & the last of a bag of carrots.