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That seems easy enough. It’s just a matter of digging out the vacuum and finding the right replacement battery. I’ll get to it… eventually.
@ChristineK – I’m interested to hear if anyone has replaced the batteries too. I have a rechargeable Dyson that won’t hold a charge. I haven’t tossed it because the rest of it seems to be perfect and I have the charger.
I’ve been known to accept low offers sometimes. Usually it’s on items that I have had for a while, there are only 7 views on it for the last 12 months, I bought it for $.70 an lb at the Goodwill bins, and I totally guessed at the price.
Part of my business philosophy is environmentalism. I am pulling things out of the waste stream in hopes of finding someone who wants the item either because they can’t find another one or they want a second hand one rather than buying a new one (which means natural resources mined and potential child/slave labor created it).However, a brand new pair of Nikes still in the box with 15 watchers – you can take your low ball offer and shove it.
@The Thrift Raider – I’m with you on loving cities. I have seen similar rural poverty here in SC and none of it appeals to me in any way.
Have you seen the food blog BudgetBytes.com? That’s where I learned to cook. I was only a few years younger than you when I found it. She takes pictures and walks you through each step of the process. Her blog is still my main source of inspiration for meals.
I’ve tried Blue Apron (got a free trial) and I didn’t find it any easier for the actual cooking. The only difference was that I didn’t have to do any grocery shopping.@silverfoxfinds I basically ended up with the same take home pay for the 9 years that I worked there since I kept putting more and more into my retirement each year. Plus, it put me in a lower tax bracket.
I was lucky in that my parents talked money with me growing up, so I had a good base knowledge. Then when all the personal finance blogs came out, I devoured them. Learned everything I could and dutifully put it into practice.Thanks T-Satt. I don’t think anyone that I worked with thought I was a spendthrift but I don’t think they fully understood the extent of my frugality. Everyone was so jealous when I told them I was quitting.
Jay – my car is scratched to shit. The last time I had a fender bender in it, not my fault, the other person looked about to cry when I got out to assess the damage. I looked at both our cars, couldn’t actually see where the damage was, shrugged my shoulders and said “I’m ok if you’re ok”. The other driver seemed so relieved that I didn’t make a fuss about things. The whole interaction took about 30 seconds.
As for cooking meals, I have some homemade Naan bread proofing in the kitchen right now. It’s better than any store bought bread I’ve ever had. Add butter and roasted garlic to make a savory bread and nutella for a sweet bread. I’m a total carb addict.
Books from the library means that I don’t feel obligated to finish a book if it’s not holding my interest. Somehow that is so liberating.Outing myself as being super frugal. Partly it comes naturally to me, and partly I realized early in my working life that I HATED every job I ever had. I was willing to do almost anything to never have to work again.
I never made a lot of money – non-profits in South Carolina do not pay six figures – but I used that money as wisely as I could. I bought a reasonable house with a reasonable mortgage and paid it off as quickly as I could. Every raise at work meant that I increased my retirement account until I was maxing it out so now my retirement is just about covered. Lunches were brought from home, cars were purchased second hand and driven into the ground, vacations meant visiting my family or friends and staying at their house. Books and movies are borrowed from the library and food is cooked at home.
It wasn’t much of a hardship because I knew that each of these decisions brought me closer to quitting my job and never needing another one.
Recently, I reached a crossroads where my Ebay store was almost covering all of my expenses but I could not put any more time into it because of my job (which I hated). Since my expenses were so low and I had savings, I was able to quit my job and am ramping up my store so that it should very quickly be able to pay all of my bills. I have huge motivation to make it work because I never want to have another job ever again.That’s my guess too because she kept using the word Westie and her response seemed out of proportion to the situation.
My parents used to have cairn terriers, which are basically the same breed but not white, and they have very distinct personalities. Paddington loved sticks and would regularly pick up ones that were 10 times too big for him. Everyone, who saw him, would laugh because you could tell that he was so proud of his stick. He was a good boy.
I got the same invite and I’m pretty sure you only get the discount price for one month.
I’m about 6 months away from upgrading so I hope they run it again. Even if you only get the discount for 1 month it’s better than nothing if you were already planning to upgrade.Sounds like English is not their native language. My response to offers like that is to counter offer at the $10 and include the message “I can’t do a discount and free shipping.” Or just ignore.
If you have a quilt store near you, I would take it there and ask their opinion. Not a craft store but a legit quilt store.
I might tell them you picked it up at an estate sale because you thought it was beautiful, you want to be sure to care for it properly and can they tell you anything about it.
