I made another sale on eBay last night. It looks like a net of $7.99...another snowflake! I added a few more items for sale on Half.com and eBay. Many of my items are listed as Buy It Now and are 30 day listings. They could really sell at anytime.
I will get that item mailed and also take my wedding dress to the post office. I was able to get the dress into a fairly small box (8x7x6). It weighs just under 2 pounds and will only cost about $7 to mail. I have requested confirmation that my dress is received and a tax donation acknowlegement. I also did take some lace, pearls, and silk material from the dress, for my own keepsake uses. It has really been a joy to have taken the dress out of the box that it has been preserved in for 18 years. It really was a great dress! I'm glad I'm moving it on, since my daughter's aren't interested and it can go to a good cause.
DH and I have still not sat down to talk about the spending. I think it might be best to try to show him on Friday (payday) when I'm paying bills. He can just observe and ask questions as I go along. If he gets really intersted, I might want to start YNAB (You Need A Budget). I think with us both having smart phones we could track spending into categories to see where we really are.
In other news, I did take the kitten to the humane society for our county. I decided that it was the best plan, since we weren't ready for another cat, I didn't want it in the hands of someone who would torture it, it's cute personality will win someone over and the humane society will do a great job at vetting a new owner. I did find that this shelter is committed to finding a home for each animal they serve no matter how long it takes. So I think it's a win for the kitty and us, too! I do plan to make a donation to the organization, since they didn't charge me anything for bringing in the found kitty. I think it would be good to help them out. 
Any more sales out there this week? Do you support your humane society? Do you use YNAB, or another budgeting system? Do you share that system with your spouse or partner?
Sale, Kitty Update and More
August 11th, 2014 at 02:47 pm
August 11th, 2014 at 03:05 pm 1407769554
I did keep one drop off, Lucy, my only ever outside dog. I got her an electric blanket to sleep on in the garage. I had her for 16 years.
August 11th, 2014 at 04:05 pm 1407773141
August 11th, 2014 at 04:27 pm 1407774462
August 11th, 2014 at 05:31 pm 1407778264
August 11th, 2014 at 05:36 pm 1407778579
August 11th, 2014 at 06:30 pm 1407781826
Bedding is not as useful as towels and threadbare towels aren't useful at all. Every time a towel is used, it's washed in hot water with bleach, so the towel life is not very long. A shelter with 50 cats can easily use 50 towels a day. Needless to say, laundry is an important part of the work at a shelter. I often pick up a few cheap towels at Target (like the ones on sale right now for $3.30) and take them to the shelter when I'm in the area. Our shelter really appreciates the soft new towels for cat bedding.
Check with your shelter to see what's needed. Money, of course, is always appreciated.
August 11th, 2014 at 06:34 pm 1407782086
August 12th, 2014 at 05:12 pm 1407863575