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May 5, 2013

My Record Week and a Standing Up For Yourself

I’m sorry I haven’t been writing as much lately. Writing posts can take a good bit of time and I’ve been busy, especially this past week. I had my best week ever, selling and delivering 18 appliances. I made as much this week as I used to make in a month. I sold, delivered and setup 10 dryers, [...]

April 28, 2013

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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Raise Your Prices

I was ticked off. A number of months ago, I had a particular washing machine for sale almost a week and it had not sold. Out of spite, I decided to raise the price $50 and relist it. To my astonishment it sold almost immediately. Then it happened with a refrigerator that wouldn’t sell until I raised the price [...]

April 25, 2013

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Getting Out of Debt

It was hard to look people in the eyes. I wasn’t making enough money to make my minimum debt payments. I was thinking about filing for bankruptcy and walking away from our house. I went through bouts of shame and depression imagining my family out on the streets. I was almost 30 years old and I felt [...]

April 18, 2013

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The News is Killing Us

We should not be afraid of a bomb going off in our neighborhood. We should not be afraid of receiving a letter laced with ricin. We should not be afraid North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan or any other stan. We should not be afraid of the weather, the latest flu bug or tainted peanut [...]

April 11, 2013

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Miracle on 122nd

The washing machine I was delivering had smashed into the cab of my truck. Of course it had. That’s what happens when you go from 40 mph to a complete stop in less than three seconds. Then, as I pulled it out, I noticed the control panel on the washer had a big dent in [...]

April 9, 2013

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Never Give Up

“Never. I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.” Elon Musk This was spoken when asked if he had thought about giving up after he spent years and 100 million dollars of his own fortune flying three failed rockets into space, only to succeed on the final attempt. His company afterward received [...]

April 4, 2013

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My Most Profitable Day On Craigslist

How in the world are you going to make a living on Craigslist, my wife said to me. She thought I was nuts. So do you do this fulltime, many others have asked. Yes, I buy and sell things on Craigslist full-time. They are trying not to embarrass me, but their curiosity burns. Is there [...]

March 31, 2013

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How to Buy a Used Cell Phone

In this guest post, Aaron Powell explains how to successfully buy a used cell phone. Aaron is a high school music teacher who started buying and selling cell phones and electronics on Craigslist to assist his efforts in shedding 89k of debt in two years. You can read more from Aaron and follow his journey at [...]

March 24, 2013

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My Most Profitable Craigslist Transaction

You would have thought I had just jumped up and down on his mother’s grave. They left quickly, and entirely in a huff. It was the most bizarre incident I’ve experienced out of thousands of Craigslist transactions. It also turned out to be the most profitable one. It all started when a guy and his girlfriend came [...]

March 21, 2013

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7 Things I Learned from My First Business

It was the late 90s and I was still in high school. I had started a business that took scratches off compact discs, DVDs etc. My customers ranged from a NY Times reporter, to a Hollywood producer, to individuals and video stores all over the country. The entire operation was being run out of my bedroom in [...]

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