Wow it's amazing how fast money can go once it gets into your hands. Or at least my hands.
I found out on Monday that the gal I rent a garage from was having a garage sale on Saturday. I asked if she minded if I join in and try unloading a few things. She said no problem so Saturday morning I headed out there (it's about 45 minutes away) armed with stuff from my apartment that I already knew I wanted to sell and an idea of stuff from my garage that I wanted to attempt unloading.
In the end I wound up selling $153 worth of stuff. The $100 was to a friend of my friend's mom for this set of collectable wolf plates/music boxes that I've been trying to get rid of for a while now. But she's going to be making payments so I only have $35 so far. I spent $5 on a funky keyboard for my computer from the other person selling stuff because she was trying to raise money for her dog's surgery and I wanted the keyboard so I felt it was the best of both worlds.
We skipped past lunch somehow while packing up and by the time all was said and done it was just about 3pm. From 3 to 6 is Happy Hour at a restaurant we used to go to often so we headed over there for food.
I ate way too much. Cheeseburger ($2.95), Spinach Dip ($1.95) and a smoothie ($3.75). Add in tip and I spent $10 total. But that counted as lunch and dinner. Of course I spent cash so that brought my total down to $38 cash and $35 check.
When I got home, all the chance went into my coin bank so that leaves me with $36 cash $35 check.
I already know what I'm doing with the check, it's going into savings. But, I got invited to go to the state fair today. It was a last minute deal (email that got sent out last night). I've not been to the state fair here, the friends I'm going with have won ribbons so I'm curious to see what they won. Admission is $9. I'll be carpooling with them so I'll probably give them a couple dollars for gas. I can't really go on any rides (nothing adrenaline inducing anyway and what's the point if it's not?). I am downsizing my crap so I won't be buying anything from the vendors. Except possibly a deep friend snickers bar or twinkie. I've always wanted to try one of those. And there's a good chance we'll stop for food before we go to the fair because it'll be cheaper than fair fare.
At any rate, I totally see my $36 cash being reduced to well, nothing by the end of the day. I wouldn't have gone to the fair if I didn't have money from the garage sale. I don't get paid technically til Tuesday, though the bank shows my pending deposit so I have an idea of what it will be.
At least the $35 check will be safe in my savings. I think.
Impromptu garage sale.
September 3rd, 2006 at 02:22 pm
September 3rd, 2006 at 02:32 pm 1157293970
To me this is good as one can't forgo living in order to save. You have to have some fun that doesn't involve how much you can save.
A deep fried mars bar? Never had one of those and sounds both fattening and good!
September 3rd, 2006 at 02:42 pm 1157294553
Thank you for the encouragement that it's not necessarily a bad thing to go to the fair with my garage sale earnings. I really need to step away from the apartment for a while, the dust I'm kicking up going through boxes of papers is giving me allergies like never before. And I don't get allergies. A day break from it is most welcome. I think I'll pick up a painters mask for going through the rest.
September 3rd, 2006 at 03:53 pm 1157298805
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