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Now that’s an idea!! Take all this stuff I have sitting in the darkest places and have a yard sale. You know what dark places I’m talking about. Yeah, the ones you never visit except those rare occasions when you’re looking for something from years past. I’m talking like the trunk of your car. I know, right? Yeah, that’s exactly where I keep our stroller I had to have! I had to have it so bad I sold my Miata as a down payment for it. I’m not even kidding. I suppose that now means my Miata (ex-miata) is sitting in the trunk of my car. Well, I still love our Bugaboo stroller but we’re not using it. I also have all the options and they’re all stowed somewhere in some other dark place.

The other dark places I’m talking about are the shed and the attic, at least in our house. I’m pretty sure we have yard sale worthy stuff in those places too. This means I’m going to have to actually get into those places. I know what you’re thinking, “Geez Josh, don’t you get into your shed to get garden tools for yard work?” Yeah, no. well that’s not totally true, I actually do the yard with a very strict routine and timeline. How’s that work? Well whenever the wife reminds me how awful it is I’m right on it. Yeah, this routine is actually tied to complaints as opposed to a timeline of sorts.

Anyway, we’ve got some stuff filling a bunch of places in our house and I guess our driveway too (in the trunk of cars) and the thought of actually having money is a bit more appealing. Now we could do an old fashioned yard sale but that would involve me having to do yard work and we’ve already covered that. Plus, it would involve me having to talk to our neighbors and really, isn’t living next to them enough? I mean now, we’ve gotta strike up conversation and explain why we’re selling the lamp and how we bought it on a trip to Europe where we paid top dollar and had it shipped over by a GPS traceable ship all the while explaining how we completely overpaid. This fabrication of course would be to help substantiate why we’re selling it way above what any reasonable human would pay. Yeah, too much work…

Fortunately, I can get away with taking some quick pics and posting them all on eBay. I don’t have to do any yard work, talk to any neighbors, make up any lies.

I never lie.

That’s not true.

Yes, it is.

Who was that? Wow, anyway where was I? Oh yeah, selling on eBay. Okay, I’m a procrastinator and I need short timelines or it’s just gonna be real hard to get done. So here it is. I’m having a virtual yard sale and you’re all invited. I’m going to get all this stuff sold before November is out. Wow, that’s some pressure I just put on myself but who cares. Now you may see another post from me about how I didn’t get to it but did get some really great pictures or about how I waited so long and still had to do yard work but I’m planning on selling on eBay nonetheless. No matter the outcome this stuff is going on eBay and it’s getting sold.

So here’s my promise to you. I will do yard work again.

Also? I’m going to have my virtual yard sale and I’m going to show you how I did it!

Stay tuned….

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Who knew that eBay was hooking up with parents? Well I didn’t know until they reached out to me not too long ago. Lo and behold these guys know our houses are filled with things just waiting to be hooked up with eBay.

If you’re a parent like me it doesn’t take but a quick glance to your left or right to realize you’re surrounded. You’re not just surrounded, you’re overpowered, dethroned, buried, and over taken by stuff. Now look, I’m not talking about being a hoarder I’m just talking about having kids. My wife and I live in a very small house.

I like to call it a cottage.

So in this cottage we have always agreed that less is more and we shan’t (yes, I said, “shan’t”) have too much stuff. Well apparently these kids decided that they were going to make their own rules. It doesn’t take long to look around and see the scooters, bouncing balls, those jumpy things, the push car things, games, puzzles, books, dolls, toy cars, the home phone…

Wait!! There’s the home phone!

Sorry, anyway the point is they accumulate so much stuff it’s hard to see where their beds start and the living room couch ends! The other day my wife and I were thinking it was probably time to figure out what toys they’re still playing with and which toys they’ve just outgrown. We (and when I say, “we” I mean she) sat down and started going through all of them. What a chore! Of course, O was a bit resistant at first warning us we better not take her toys! It wasn’t long before she was on board too though.

There are quite a few options for unloading those unused toys. One great option to consider which can actually help to fund that piggy bank or even the college fund is to list it on eBay. I have used eBay many times over the years but to be honest didn’t even think of doing this until I teamed up with them. What a brilliant idea! I’m so glad I invented this amazing idea that nobody has ever thought of. Nobody has ever thought of this. Wait, this means I’m amazing! Wow!! I’m going to make money and esteem myself at the same time?

Wait, I think I just totally had a caffeine sparked insane tangent there.

Okay, let me come back.

I’m back.

Okay, so anyway as I was saying. I think this is certainly an option to consider when going through all those unused toys and books. You’ll make it easier to ~~clear out some space for the next set of toys~~ to be able to walk and you’ll be adding a few bucks back in to the old budget.

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