When my hubby first started using eBay a while back, I helped him get started and realized just how many sneaky little things I do to win auctions. Of course most of you eBay veterans probably know these things already… but they are not that straighforward to someone who is just starting out either selling [...]
Having a yard sale? I’ve been to loads (much to my husband’s horror) and hosted a bunch, and have learned quite a few things in the process. One of the most important things to remember (whether you’re a buyer OR a seller) is that serious buyers will show up before 8am. The buyers that arrive [...]
There will be a time while you are settling in and doing the essential work when making money will not be high on your list of priorities. But this period must be kept to an absolute minimum. All the time you are not making money you are losing it. Your capital, whether cash or material [...]
Having fun must be taken seriously because ‘living on the job’ as smallholders do it is easy just to work; this can be as destructive as not working enough, only this time family relationships suffer. Take time out with your family to do whatever you fancy. Sunday afternoon is usually a good time, or late [...]
Before long you will have compiled a good list of jobs requiring attention. Somehow this list has to be graded so that you can not only do the most important work first, but do the jobs in a logical order, each one building on another, rather than randomly doing a bit here and a bit [...]