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An Easy Way To Make Bank
What can I say? I like to travel lightly. This was my first time utilizing OfferUp and boy, it sure was good to me. Not only was I able to sell everything, but I could also help out some friends who managed the pickups. They were able to earn $500/hour some days from all the pickups scheduled.
This was the first time in their lives they had ever earned that kind of money, and I was thankful to be the person to introduce the experience to them. Exposing people to new financial opportunities helps them think, dream, and create goals bigger than they’re comfortable with.
If you consistently earned $500/hour, you would earn 1,040,000 per year. Since this work was intermittent and inconsistent, that won’t be the case. But imagine what this kind of thinking does for your psyche. You probably will balk at earnings of $7.25/hour, a wage I used to earn not too many years back.
What’s In Your Home?
Most people have many items in their homes that they never use or don’t inspire positive emotions.
Often, I look around my environment and ask myself, do I need this item, and does it still belong? Many times, the answer has been no. When you look around your home, what do you see? Do you see clutter or value?
It’s an easy practice to get caught up with the accumulation. Most Americans do, but it doesn’t mean you have to as well. Embracing minimalism is embracing freedom.
I Sold All Of My Possessions
I wasn’t anticipating giving everything away, but it happened and was the best decision I ever made. A few items I was able to donate to some college students, which is another thing I’m excited about.
What does that mean? Am I going out there every week and shopping to replace all the recently sold items? No. In fact, I’m prioritizing investing more than anything and living with less.
As I state in many of my articles, accumulation can sometimes have a hidden cost. The hidden costs come in many forms: debt, expensive moves (or next moving because you have too much stuff), stress, anxiety, and mental fogginess.
Not only was I able to get some money back for the items I spent, but I was able to bless others in need and put some extra money aside to invest (the best thing we can do with our money).
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