I can’t wait to play this game with my kids! A friend of mine did this a while back, with a little twist… every second Sunday they needed to *donate* an item, instead of selling it. Watching kids part with their toys and get nothing in return is sad, but boy does it teach them how to give :)

Would love to hear how much you end up making when the month is up!

Cheers IF! Have an awesome weekend my friend!

I think the trick to eBay is good research. Before I list anything, I search around to see the approx $ that something might sell for. That’s how I gauge how much time I should put in, and how thorough I should be creating the listing. For stuff I just want out of the house, it’s timing that matters more than money. I’ll take $40 right now vs. $60 and have it sit for 2 weeks. I just want stuff gone. BUT, for these fancy figurines and collectables, it’s probably worth taking your time to get good photos, good lighting, and researching similar listings to see what you can expect.

That’s AWESOME about your savings rate and after-tax brokerage. It’s great to know you have access before official retirement age and can leave the taxed advantaged stuff sit longer.

Happy Friday Fiona! Well, I’d like to take credit, but the truth is it’s our investments that are carrying us higher each month. We might contribute a couple thousand personally each month, but the biggest growth comes from existing assets :)

After realizing we may well have over-funded our tax-advantaged savings, we throttled that back and started pumping money two weeks ago into a brokerage account. If we can maintain our savings rate from the last month or two, that’ll be a nice cushion to draw down from age 48ish to 59.5. It’s been crummy watching ESGV plummet over that span; good thing we won’t need it for at least half a dozen years.

CONGRATS!!!! Tracking pays off :) Have a great weekend Tracy!

Yep, we are happy renters!