Showing posts with label finances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finances. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Selling...


Well, I'm doing it. I'm finally selling all the scrapbooking and Stamping stuff I have been holding onto as a visible/tangible sign of my ongoing struggle to maintain an identity during my marriage. I didn't realize until recently that much of what I am holding onto is not because I actually like it and will use it but because it is a symbol of a struggle and a war I no longer have to fight. And so, realizing that, I am letting it go. Over 40 stamp sets, a ton of embellishments (those are still being sorted, photographed and uploaded to the album on facebook), storage totes, tools, etc are all going. Why hold onto things I have rarely used in the last 8 years and not at all in the last 2??? What a liberating feeling it is to let go of stuff, to let go of the past, and know that I am making room for the future?! As well as, hopefully, paying down some debt at the same time (which means I am trusting God to bring buyers my way!)??!! If you are reading this and are interested in seeing what I have for sale, check out the link:

http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/album.php?aid=103330&id=723236267

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A moment of irony...

A few weeks ago I signed up to take a financial management seminar at my church. We did the first portion a week ago and today was the second portion. We were supposed to do some homework stuff involving our bank accounts, etc, so I went to do that last night and couldn't find my wallet in the house. No problem. I probably left it in my car last night when I came in with the kids. I'd grab it in the morning.

Well this morning arrived and I couldn't find it in the car either. Well now this is a problem because I didn't really have any lunch stuff I could bring with me to the seminar for our brown bag lunch. I was planning to run to the grocery store and pick up a few things. How does one do that with no bank cards??

Well, one borrows some cash from their friend. Yes that's right. I spent the day at a financial management seminar during which I borrowed cash. Talk about ironic. The new plan kicks in tomorrow to incur no more debt. And I am going to implement the "pay your smallest debt first" plan into place tomorrow as well. Debt #1 - owe Dara $20. :)

By the way....the seminar was good. And I am determined to do things differently with my finances.