For the 4th year my daughter is doing the Walk for Babies.
Even a single dollar donation adds up and will help. They even take Pay Pal now!
Just click on Banner to go to a secure site.
Thank You
I Give Up, It’s not Worth It! February 3, 2009
All I can say is … how is anyone supposed to earn a living these days.
I was doing my tax return and was getting a small refund, but at least it was something. But then I got a 1099 misc form.
I earned a big $1600 dollars from my sales of Watkins products last year.. whoopee… only thing is now I have to pay self employment tax, social security and medicare on that amount.
So now I owe the IRS! They are taking an extra $376 from me for that miserable $1600 I earned.
It just doesn’t make any sense to me. How can people survive when we are taxed to death.
It’s hardly worth it to try to make a few extra dollars
I’m A Bit Depressed January 24, 2009
If you’ve been following me you know that money has been a real issue.
Hubby is now 6 months out of work and no job in site.
A month and a half ago I decided to invest in the kit so I could sell Tupperware.
I mean everyone knows the name so I should have made back my investment and then some with little problem… nope didn’t happen.
Two friends had online parties for me. Between them there were 65 people invited, and no cross over in names…. not a single sale for either party! I am totally shocked.
Don’t really know many local people, but the few I do say they are interested but have not bought anything yet and don’t have time for the party scene.
I’ve had a few sales of my handmade bath and body products and a few Watkins sales, but nothing to shout about.
So now just waiting for my hubby’s social security to start (might get a check by April) but it’s not enough to live on.
Wish me luck.
Trying To Be Optomistic… But January 12, 2009
My husband is now starting month 6 of unemployment. I have more or less been able to keep up with the bills, but just barely. There is nothing left.
I’m starting to get scared because don’t know what we are going to do when his unemployment runs out.
He can apply for social security but we have to do it in person because of things like we cannot find his birth certificate. Other than me and the adult kids there are no living relatives on his side.
The problem is it will not start coming till after unemployment runs out and after they take out the $ for the medical that you must take, it will actually be less than unemployment. Yikes!
I am physically unable to work outside the home, but of course because I have not had insurance to go to doctor and have not worked last couple of years I cannot get social security disability.. believe me I tried. And my hubby’s unemployment disqualifies us for any other programs.
Would you like to tell me how $1100/mo is enough to live on (our rent is $975)
The kids help all they can, but out of 4 adults in our household only 1 has a full time job. It’s crazy out there.
So I continue to plug away as a rep for assorted companies and hope to bring in enough to offset the bills (so far so good)
Thanks for reading my rant.. I feel a little better now
I Had A Blast! December 23, 2008
This evening was a lot of fun.
My Tupperware starter kit arrived and I was stunned!
I sold Tupperware about 30 years ago and am amazed by all the new items and all the colors.
As my daughter and I went through the checklist we started discussing all the items I had from 20+ years ago that I was still using. She even still has a set of Tupperware kid’s stencils that I got her when she was around 6 yrs old (she’s 26 now)
I think I am going to really enjoy this new/old adventure
New Venture December 18, 2008
With hubby still out of work (almost 5 months now) I have taken on another line of products. Pop over and take a look!
My New Website November 23, 2008
I completely forgot that I had this site complete with domain name.
When I first got the site it was totally free, but I could not get it to upload my images and my html knowledge was very limited so I just kinda forgot about it.
Well it seems that the picture uploads are working now (but of course I now know how to add them manually)
It’s still a work in progress but would love a little feedback. So take a peek and let me know what you think please
I’m Spreading Out October 31, 2008
It’s been 2 1/2 months and my husband is still out of work! Boy things are getting tight around here.
So I am once again expanding the site where I sell online.
I now am working on stores on 2 more sites and would love for you to take a peek
Alternative Auction Site October 4, 2008
The auction world can be a fun and exciting place.
Many started their selling and buying experience on Ebay, but things
are changing.
For the seller it is getting harder and harder on Ebay.
The recent changes have had sellers totally frustrated.
The fees have gone up, sellers can no longer leave negative feedback
for bad buyers or non paying bidders, limits have been set on what can be
charged to ship certain items and now sellers will no longer be able to
accept any form of payment except PayPal (owned by Ebay)
All these changes also mean that it is harder for good buyers to find
great deals.
Because of all these changes more and more buyers and sellers are looking at alternative auction sites.
After checking out numerous alternative sites I have decided to make milbid
my primary Ebay alternative.
Milbid.com offers me an easy to use platform, no fees to list, no fees to set up a store, no final value fees! You can also use a large variety of payment options. Contact with the admin of the site is easy and the forum is full of members eager to help the sellers succeed.
Milbid also has a clear cut mission
The first is to help in support of the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and
Marines
that we ask to defend our freedom, everyday life, and the ones we
love.
The second part is to give buyers and sellers a true alternative in
buying
and selling instead of being laced with fees and hassles.
Weaning off of Ebay is not an easy task for most of us, but with alternative
sites like milbid.com the idea becomes less scary. A future without Ebay becomes a real possibility.
