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My favorite Podcast ever! I love to do several different businesses as well. I have a small cleaning business, sell on Ebay, my store hovers around 1000 listings, work at a job I love 12 hours 3 days per week. Work schedule is Tues, Sat and Sunday 10:30 am-10:30 pm work 36 hours get paid for 40. Its not for everyone but with 4 days off per week I have more than enough time to enjoy life and pursue all my ideas. My mother in law and I want to buy a food truck or cart within the next 3 years and set up at our huge flea market and sell Mexican food, tacos, gorditas, etc. If that day happens I will be sure to let Jay know. My husband and I also are looking into buying a lake house to run as an AirBNB. Life is full and there are more fun ideas to pursue than we can manage. Its a good problem.
Hi all. Today I went out to a nearby town and found a great item. I had never visited this thrift store before and as I was checking out their stuff I was appalled at how much they were asking for little knick nacks. $15 for a $2 item. As I was getting discouraged I kept thinking that Jay and Ryanne would continue looking just in case. In the back room I found this Juventino Lopez Reyes JLR Mexican Modernist Sterling Silver 925. Prices are all over the place 500-1300. I paid $12 and that’s all I bought there. Thank you for the weekly inspiration.
http://imgur.com/a/SHwuCAre any of the Scavenger Life community members going to this? I bought my ticket yesterday. Pretty excited but definitely wish Jay and Ryanne were on the panel.
The Indy meetup today went great. There were 4 of us, Pam, Bidders Basement, MlsIndy and myself. I only scavenged at two places while there and bought very little. I did not see the high quality Vintage or the amount of good brand clothing that we find here in Northern Indiana. However, I did shop very quickly, so I am sure I did not give it a fair chance. Sorry to hear you’re heading down south but I am sure you will love it. Lots of fun things to do in a bigger town. I follow a few Ebay stores in Bloomington and Evansville and they are doing really well so I know there is stuff to be found. Good luck and best wishes.
Thurs Feb 16th sounds good. I can wake up early and be there whenever works best. Since I am not familiar with the scavenging in Indy someone else should handle the details of the meet up. Looking forward to it, thanks!
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Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. My client with MS has a first grader and an 8th grader and I have been with them for 5 years. Leaving a factory or corporate job is much easier than one with emotional ties. I am sure others may experience this, perhaps in a family owned business. I know that the best thing I can do is be honest and considerate.
I live in Northern Indiana but would love to meet up on Feb 16th. I own a small cleaning business and run that part time and do Ebay part time. I have only thrifted at the Carmel Goodwill for personal items a few years ago. I am interested to see if the finds are more profitable in a bigger city. I currently have approximately 850 items in my store and make $500-$700 per week. I average about 2 hours per days between thrifting,listing, and shipping. My goal is to go full time Ebay by July 1st this year.
