Back From The Dead: The Frugal Shrink Lives!!
Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!! It's been almost a year since my last update (!!!) so I thought I'd let you know the happenings over the past year. I am indeed alive and things have been busy.
* I met my now ex-boyfriend shortly after my last blog post and dated him for most of the past year. Dating took up much more time than anticipated, hence the no-time-for-blogging. We recently broke up and it has been pretty miserable to be honest. I've used my misery as a catalyst to take a long, hard look at my life and the things that I don't like about it and am categorically working on changing all of these things. This means starting multiple businesses over the next year, changing churches to something smaller where I can better connect with people, losing weight and getting in shape, and just generally showing back up to my life.
* I started an MBA program in January and quit two weeks later. I realized that there is absolutely nothing in me that wants to be back in school at this time, so I cut my losses and left. I have enough degrees. For now...
* I went from two flea market booths back down to one and am getting ready to liquidate the final booth and shut it down. This is so that I can spend my time focusing on...
* Ebay sales!!! I am selling women's gently used clothing on Ebay and it's going really, really well. I wrote last November that I didn't have any delusions about replacing my income with Ebay- well, I've got those delusions now. It's completely possible to replace my income IF I WORK HARD ENOUGH. That's in all caps because, like with most things, I am what stands in the way of my goals. I acquire most clothing for $1 or less per piece and sell it for $10 plus shipping or for a higher price if it's a nicer brand (I recently flipped a .50 silk Eileen Fisher top for $30). I'm focusing on women's clothing only and am considering expanding into books in the next year as well.
* In March, I "traded in" my 13 year old car (RIP) and bought a 2009 Honda CR-V that had just 79K miles. I paid 11K which was about 1K more than I wanted to pay but the dealership wasn't budging on price and it's a great car so I went for it. I was able to pay cash for this car, which is the first time I've ever been able to do something like that. It was a really amazing feeling and I feel very fortunate to be in that position! I also now understand the hype about Hondas.
* I bought a banjo and started taking banjo lessons. This was part of the fall out from the breakup and I couldn't be happier about it (the lessons, not the break up). I love the banjo!! I hope to become proficient in the next year but will need to practice more than I've been doing.
* I'm planning on expanding my Ebay business, starting a podcast, and most likely starting a local business giving a kind of lesson. I'm trying to figure out if I should rent a space for the local business or if I should buy a small building. I would like to "retire" from the field of psychology in the next couple of years. It's very possible that I will practice as a shrink again someday, but it will be on my own terms (very selective about who I take on, not dealing with insurance, etc.).
* My net worth continues to be in the positive by about 13K despite buying the car and having a large chunk of student loans left. This is SO exciting to me after all those years of negative 5-6 figures of net worth!
I'm not sure how much I will be blogging but I did want to post an update. Hope all is well with you, friends!
* I met my now ex-boyfriend shortly after my last blog post and dated him for most of the past year. Dating took up much more time than anticipated, hence the no-time-for-blogging. We recently broke up and it has been pretty miserable to be honest. I've used my misery as a catalyst to take a long, hard look at my life and the things that I don't like about it and am categorically working on changing all of these things. This means starting multiple businesses over the next year, changing churches to something smaller where I can better connect with people, losing weight and getting in shape, and just generally showing back up to my life.
* I started an MBA program in January and quit two weeks later. I realized that there is absolutely nothing in me that wants to be back in school at this time, so I cut my losses and left. I have enough degrees. For now...
* I went from two flea market booths back down to one and am getting ready to liquidate the final booth and shut it down. This is so that I can spend my time focusing on...
* Ebay sales!!! I am selling women's gently used clothing on Ebay and it's going really, really well. I wrote last November that I didn't have any delusions about replacing my income with Ebay- well, I've got those delusions now. It's completely possible to replace my income IF I WORK HARD ENOUGH. That's in all caps because, like with most things, I am what stands in the way of my goals. I acquire most clothing for $1 or less per piece and sell it for $10 plus shipping or for a higher price if it's a nicer brand (I recently flipped a .50 silk Eileen Fisher top for $30). I'm focusing on women's clothing only and am considering expanding into books in the next year as well.
* In March, I "traded in" my 13 year old car (RIP) and bought a 2009 Honda CR-V that had just 79K miles. I paid 11K which was about 1K more than I wanted to pay but the dealership wasn't budging on price and it's a great car so I went for it. I was able to pay cash for this car, which is the first time I've ever been able to do something like that. It was a really amazing feeling and I feel very fortunate to be in that position! I also now understand the hype about Hondas.
* I bought a banjo and started taking banjo lessons. This was part of the fall out from the breakup and I couldn't be happier about it (the lessons, not the break up). I love the banjo!! I hope to become proficient in the next year but will need to practice more than I've been doing.
* I'm planning on expanding my Ebay business, starting a podcast, and most likely starting a local business giving a kind of lesson. I'm trying to figure out if I should rent a space for the local business or if I should buy a small building. I would like to "retire" from the field of psychology in the next couple of years. It's very possible that I will practice as a shrink again someday, but it will be on my own terms (very selective about who I take on, not dealing with insurance, etc.).
* My net worth continues to be in the positive by about 13K despite buying the car and having a large chunk of student loans left. This is SO exciting to me after all those years of negative 5-6 figures of net worth!
I'm not sure how much I will be blogging but I did want to post an update. Hope all is well with you, friends!
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