We decide that we’re the alternative to most early retirement folks. Yes/no? Also Jay checked on his Social Security benefits online and is surprised at how little he was making at his office job in very expensive NYC 15 years ago. Our week felt “slow” (in quotes) but we paid our bills. How about […]

Ms. Frugalwoods (extreme frugaler, financial independence blogger mentioned here many a time) was interviewed on NPR’s On Point this week. Jay could not believe how many callers had the attitude of “you could do that, but not me”, including the host of the program.  Saving money to help your independence and future selves should […]

There was a big hubbub when the Spring Seller Update was released because eBay is pushing “Free Returns”, meaning sellers will eat the return shipping costs and can’t charge a restocking fee if we want to keep our TRS Plus 10% discount. This term “Free”, well it’s not really free. Someone has to pay […]

And that pretty much sums up this podcast and most of the other ones too. Join the conversation in the forum>> Our Store Week Feb 18-24, 2018 Store #1 Total Items in Store: 5946 Items Sold: 53 Cost of Items Sold: $60 Total Sales: $1,935.32 Highest Price Sold: $212 (Land rover stool) Average Price […]

 We take a moment this week to feel good about long term work that has paid off. It’s easy to just keep going and never stop to acknowledge that, hey, this crazy experiment of being independent is working. Hope you take a moment too! Join the conversation in the forum>> Our Store Week Feb […]

 Jay asks the people who want to be independent- how long does it take you to make $500 at your job? Would you work that hard for yourself to make $500 on eBay? Some listeners pointed us towards the Guaranteed Delivery dashboard, but it doesn’t seem to be fully working (click the Get Full […]

So we decided to leave in one of our “frank discussions” aka “almost an argument” just so people can hear how we talk things out in a rare, non-heated manner. This is how things keep going in our house! We also discussed an issue a few sellers were having where their active listings were […]

 Despite starting the week off with some eBay/USPS chaos, our numbers showed that everything was going to be ok. Hoping this week will be the same! Join the conversation in the forum>> Our Store Week Jan 21-27, 2018 Store #1 Total Items in Store: 5910 Items Sold: 45 Cost of Items Sold: $90 Total […]

Since we got our new storage building, we’ve been on a quest to de-clutter our house. So far we sold our big 11 ft long Ikea sectional couch that we never cleaned behind and we made $200! Thanks Craigslist! Jay continues to obsess over food prep and bought these salad bowls so we can […]

Whatever business we happen to be working on (eBay, rentals, video), the process is the same- lots of little steps and actions make the end goals a reality and pay your bills. Not glamorous, not always easy, not always fun, but always true. Join the conversation in the forum>> Our Store Week Jan 7-13, […]