More Free Stuff...Maybe?

I spent a good chunk of today trying to send out items I sold on EBay. While I have actually had quite a lot of luck in my auctions, and all of my buyers have been extremely prompt in paying, it seems that PayPal enjoys keeping my money for as long as humanly possible. I have to actually call them on the phone every time I get positive feedback to ask them to release the money that was paid to me the moment I made the sale. And then they take their good old time transferring it to my bank account (curious that they can take it out instantaneously). Nonetheless, I have great hopes that everything will work out. But a warning to those of you who have never sold on EBay: selling large quantities of items is incredibly time consuming (even more so if you have not already amassed a horde of shipping supplies).

Also, an update on swagbucks: I have made 105 swagbucks in two days. I don't know if this is a lot or a little, but most of these have been awarded simply by installing the swagbucks search bar and using it. I think that a $5 redenvelope.com gift card is available at 140 swagbucks, so thats not so shabby for essentially no work. I will keep you posted on how many I can acquire with zero effort.

So my new (and hopefully not just temporary) obsession: being a very careful spender. I recently stumbled across a blog called http://moneysavingmom.com/ and I was inspired by the way she can save money. I mean, it is truly ridiculous. Just as an experiment tomorrow, I am going to go to a few stores and see how much stuff I can get for no money (or pennies on the dollar). From what I can tell, I should be able to walk away with a bottle of Bayer, a bottle of BenGay, 2 reach toothbrushes, a bottle of Vaseline with Aloe lotion and Dove deoderant all for free because of strategic coupons and deal watching. I additionally am going to try and score 2 SoBe Life Waters for $.44/each (usually $1.50), some Bic Soleil razors for $1.49 and 2 bags of Lifesavers for $.50/each.

I will let you know how it goes. Money saving for me is usually an epic fail.