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“Eliminating my 3.5hr daily commute would make my life a whole lot better.”
Wow. East Coast? Or California?
I started not liking my 50 minute, 50 mile commute here in Colorado (Denver to Ft. Collins) right before I made the plunge to full time eBay, but 3.5 hours…damn…
If they are the same pattern and size, I would put them in a single lot with the total quantity for that pattern. We picked up cabinet pulls once at a yard sale, and sold them from 1 at a time to 20 at a time. Just depends on what they need.
See, and we are on the other side. I don’t want someone telling me what I HAVE to do in regards to retirement or health care.
To me, your basic health care costs should be covered by you through cash flow and savings. Insurance should be for catastrophic issues first (don’t go broke financially for health costs), and even major costs (surgeries, child birth, etc.) if you pay for it through your plan. I don’t want a plan that covers everything, since I won’t use it for everything.
There should be a discussion on the difference between Insurance and Health Care Costs. Those are two separate issues, but most people conflate them.
Somewhat. You can take either the mileage (easiest) or the actual. But this is for Business Use of Personal Vehicle. You could have the business own Vehicle A, put all actual costs and depreciation on that vehicle, but still get mileage on Vehicle B if that is your Personal Vehicle.
Yeah, the lower cost is good, but they can do that because they are allowed to not cover pre-existing conditions (though some can petition the group for coverage), and costs due to drug or alcohol abuse are not covered either. Lots can be said on this subject, so I’ll leave it here.
If it might fit, look into it. We are with Samaritan Ministries, and are very happy. It fits our lifestyle and is perfect.
By all means, let me know if I’m wrong. I ain’t a tax guy, and don’t play one either…
I just went through the Pub 587 on this yesterday, but Federal Regs are not easy to follow…
Love it. So far (knock on wood), we have not had to use it. But I love that my money is going directly to the family that needs it for their medical costs. It is nice to send a direct check and a direct message of encouragement each month. It also is a nice reality check each month, on how good things are in our life.
And…cheaper…
Amen Retro. We don’t have this option any more, now that we are on a Christian Health Care Sharing rather than traditional insurance, but we have a separate account where we stash money each month for any medical costs. Always feels better knowing that there is money there if we need it for medical costs.
You are talking 15% of your Mortgage Interest, right? Not 15% of the entire payment (they don’t let you get a discount on paying off the principle).
Veronica and I just discussed this, and would contact eBay once again to explain the situation before you process the refund. You may still lose out, but it is worth the conversation to see if eBay can be on your side to provide a partial refund, or allow your restocking fee, since this item is returned used. THAT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR A RESTOCKING FEE! That is why RESTOCKING FEE exists!
We have had this a time or two. We try to message the buyer for about a week or so to find out if they want it or what the story is. If we don’t hear anything, we refund the buyer (not shipping cost) and relist. You lose the sales fee, but we feel you gain in Karma and just being a good person.
I hear you Brian. We have a large house with a lot of room, but we are still cramped for inventory. I started our Taxes this weekend, and will be changing our Home Office Deduction from the Simple ($5/sq ft) to the Actual (a lot more work though). Why? We are now at 19% of the house is devoted to the business. We could go more, but we have drawn the line that each room of the house is for either work or living. The entire ground floor is living only. We did this so that we didn’t feel like we lived in a hoarder house, and so that we could “leave” work.
When you get that unit, fill that sucker up! You are paying the same amount if it is full or empty, so make sure to keep it full, and your quick turnaround items keep in the house. We are doing that with our inventory. Hard Goods are going to the warehouse, and I’m even moving Suits/Sport Coats there as they are more of a long tail item. Other clothing, shoes, smaller hard goods, or hard goods that are going local/Craigslist are staying here.
Best part about our storage unit…it is next door to a Goodwill…
Jay, just finished up the rest of the PodCast, and I liked your part about “slow” sales…slow to what? I’m always daily in my head comparing to the prior week, and since this is our planned downturn time, I am a little better mentally, but I still feel the slowness. But to your point, that is why I’m posting the Year Over Year comparisons for each week now. If we are doing what we should be doing, we should be seeing our YOY numbers growing, and that look back really helps.
When climbing the mountain, focusing on the summit as your goal is the key…but it is also helpful to look back and see where you came from…it gives a great perspective.
