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17. June 2008

That’s the number of days we have to get out of this apartment. Let me rephrase, that’s the number of days we have to finish separating our clothes, pack up the van full of the stuff we’re keeping, load the RV, get rid of the beds, dressers, tables, and desks, find a vacuum (because [...]

Another Rant on Purging (KJ)

13. June 2008

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Usually I try to keep things pretty upbeat for the blog. I try to be positive about our experiences and look for lessons in the hard times. Well, I’m taking a break from that tonight because I’m PISSED!

Good News, Bad News (KJ)

11. June 2008

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As you may have read, Janet, one of our great readers suggested some organizations that we could donate some of our things to. Most of the furniture that we’re getting rid of was purchased from Ikea and is pressed wood/particle board. Which means that we could donate it to the Partnership for the [...]

On Purging (KJ)

11. June 2008

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A lot of people have been really encouraging about our purge. Neither CM nor I want our RV to be cluttered with a bunch of junk. I’ve got to be honest here, this is REALLY HARD. Now that everything is off of the shelves and out of the drawers, our house is [...]

The Original (CM)

4. June 2008

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Just a note on something I saw on Craigslist that I thought was funny. To sell all of our stuff we posted it on Craigslist. I looked on there today, like have in the past few days, to look up the prices of some our remaining items. To my surprise on the NYC Craigslist there [...]

Darkness (CM)

3. June 2008

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So this is difficult. How can we go back? It will be empty, a failure to not follow through on this. I have to say that I feel slightly desperate right now. A 4 figure amount was denied us, and we were counting on it.

The Best Laid Plans – OUCH! (KJ)

3. June 2008

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Okay, so have you ever thought you were getting a certain amount of money for something and so before you got it you already planned how you were going to spend it? Well that just happened to me. I thought the last 5% of our RV goal was going to be covered by [...]

Craigslist vs. Amazon (KJ)

3. June 2008

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I had the bright idea last night to list one of my old school books on Amazon. Well actually I had read somewhere that you get more money from Amazon than you would from a garage sale, so since I have a ton of books and still short a couple thousand from my RV [...]

Step 1: Admit You Have a Problem (KJ)

31. May 2008

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My entire computer is gone and I feel empty. It’s lame, but true. All these people from Craigslist kept writing me questions about its specs and when could they pick it up. I told CM it was the equivalent of other women writing me about my husband and I was forced to say, “Yeah, you [...]

Show Me The Money (KJ)

28. May 2008

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A lot of people have written me concerning our Fire Sale ads on Craigslist and eBay. If we sell just the few things that we were written about then we will easily meet our goal and be on our way to starting a new life. However, there’s a huge difference between writing to say you’re [...]

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