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Friday, November 24, 2006

Selling Stuff for Spare Cash

You really should not spend the last $100 from your paycheck on an overpriced T-shirt that says “Hooker” in rhinestones, but it’s so hard to resist paying a lot of money for unnecessary, cheesy crap. I feel your pain. If I made a good salary at a real job instead of freelance money, I’d just spend all the extra on Baywatch collectibles. I’m not judging; I’m here to help.

I figure that money that doesn’t come from a real job is designated fun money. Having $50 in your pocket from selling your CDs to the record store or what you rake in from your home haircut business is like finding cash in the pocket of your winter coat from last year. It’s money meant to be spent on something completely frivolous, like a gold-colored electric toothbrush that says “PIMP” on it.

Here are a few ways of getting rid of stuff you already own in order to make room for new stuff that you’ll buy with the money you make. Use your salary for rent and food and other boring necessities, and use this money for all the stuff you really don’t need.

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