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that is great. we could not do all we do without helpers. i asked a friend how they think anyone who runs successful businesses can make it happen, and she was like ‘they hire good people to help them’ and i was like, oh yeah, you can’t do it all yourself if you want to expand or just do many things at the same time.
it’s not about wealthy people “owning” more, it’s about the utlra rich having more access to services and resources than the rest of the population. health care, education, child care, food, shelter, water. can’t access those things, they’re too expensive, or you don’t/can’t qualify? too bad, guess you’re not as good at business than the billionaires. that’s an interesting take on America.
kids younger than us (i turn 40 this year) are going to be a generation where college and home ownership might be 100% unattainable because of cost. is that the country we want? i don’t.
congrats!
yeah that was my impression too, that you can pay with a credit/debit card no matter what as a buyer.
maybe make sure that you have that turned on as an option via paypal? not sure if it has to be turned on or not, i forget.
nice!!! you’re going to have fun with that powerwasher. i love mine.
metal roofs are metal! they will list generations, nice choice.
p.s. but i hear you
i never feel bad opening a return, no one ever feels bad when they open a return with you, so you shouldn’t feel bad either.
did you guys do a metal roof? i forget what you were deciding on.
as jay said, he made offers on 4 items and paid full price for 1. i’m seeing the 1 he paid full price for in our completed listings, but i don’t see the others that sold for best offer. that’s odd. not sure why. even when i search ebay completed items with the exact names of those listings, they don’t show up. weird!!
for some reason our spam filters mark you as spam if you try to edit your post right away, and then it kind of hides the post (clunky i know, what can you do?)
but i unspammed it!price super high!!
wow, that’s crazy. keep us updated.
04/16/2019 at 10:56 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 406: Disposable Income, WTF is that? #60286i think we’re on the exact same page. i waffle between wearing shoes with holes that rain gets in (get that from my dad!) and wanting nice things (yo i want a Tesla so bad!). and being frugal does not mean no treats, ever! it means, how can i get a treat for less or treat myself and make it special, not an everday thing that drains all my cash and resources for future things (i know so many people that do this).
i had a friend call me for advice on starting a business (retail/food) the other day. they have had a steady job for about 10 years, never saved, own nothing, have no cash. i told her it was possible to start scrappy (do a kiosk, do a pop up with consumer level equipment from craigslist, etc etc). she quickly realized she didn’t have the resources to make it as substantial and as quickly as she wanted. she has spent everything on going out to eat/bars and traveling the world. which is fine, but as Paula Pant says, you can afford anything, you just can’t afford everything.
04/16/2019 at 10:14 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 406: Disposable Income, WTF is that? #60279yes, you absolutely are not guaranteed tomorrow. thanks for sharing your story, that does change your/our perspective.
i am never opposed to treating yourself/ourselves. we are mostly talking about people that “treat themselves” basically all the time, disposing of their extra income (example was a $20,000 VR chair and a bunch of fancy guns). we’d rather spend that extra money on investments.
i did buy myself a (used on ebay) pair of travel/work shoes when we got home (mine are getting beat up) and a (used on ebay) fancy-ish travel backpack (the one i have is also getting beat up and the zippers are sucking). so yeah, that’s my type of treat, practical, 25% the price of new ; )
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