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Money makes the world go 'round.

So after pulling credit reports last night and totalling student loans ( the number was more then scary) I have decided to start getting creative in making some extra money.So I am selling books on line.  Not sure how it will work but I am thinking it is worth a shot.   Not only am I hoping that it will make a few dollars but it will give me some book case space to buy new books.  I love books.  But we are running out of space. Maybe one day we will have a house big enough to have a study/library but this just isn't the time in our lives for that.   One of my goals for 2011 is to pay off Lee's medical bills as well as our credit cards. It is a huge undertaking for sure. In addition,  I have some other ideas for making money as well but I am not sure if I have the time I need to really give it a try.  So for now I am shipping off a box of textbooks and listing others online.  If it works I am going to start selling more.  If doesn't work I will send the rest to good will. 

I have also decided to go through the few remaining kid clothes and sell those as well. It doesn't appear that having another child is in our future and we could use the money now not later. 

In the past several months we have managed to not go any farther into debt but I feel this need to get rid of all these bills sooner then later. 
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  1. MandaFriday, December 31, 2010

    I sell books on Amazon all the time. I've done text books in the past and you can get a lot for those, some paperbacks go for almost nothing but if you have any good hardcovers you can definitely make some extra cash!

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  2. NatalieFriday, December 31, 2010

    Thanks for the advice. We do have some good hardbacks but Lee is attached to them. He really is the one who holds on to the most stuff.

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