SAMSUNG S9 Camera Photo Bomb

My husband and I are not ones to jump on the latest models of cell phones, we usually keep our phones til they die.......but when I saw friends and family with smart phones that have 2 cameras on them to give the focus and blurry background look I fell in love with the photos! My husband was so sweet to buy me the Samsung S9 that has the dual camera feature for Mother's Day!)

The pictures are insanely vibrant and I have also had fun with the time lapse feature

And slow motion feature!

Of course I needed to take a 

Selfie with my Gently led sisters t shirt I won from the Gently Led sisters YouTube channel. By the way it's a fantastic youtube channel to encourage Christian mothers; you should definitely check it out =).

Homeschool Hustles: Thrift Shopping to Resell on Ebay

About 10 months ago I was inspired by my friend Karen Rodriguez to give Ebay another try for reselling. I had sold on ebay in the past and didn't think it was that profitable after the fees, shipping and handling so I had just sold everything locally through Craigslist or Offerup. Local sales are great for bulk baby and kids clothing, toys, games and furniture. The one thing that is plentiful at thrift stores but very hard to sell in a local market unless in large lots is adult clothing.

Ebay is very different though people are used to typing in what size, color and type of garment they are looking for and willing to even pay for shipping.  The children and I and sometimes Chris began shopping at the Goodwill Outlet several times a week for the specific purpose of finding items to sell for a profit.

Our Goodwill Outlet is only 10 minutes away and conveniently located next to Aldi, Walmart and the Farm Park so I am always over there anyway. The cost for clothing there is $1.39 per pound. The household items and toys are all $.59 per pound. With those prices most shirts are around $.70 and pants about $1.50 so even selling for $10 or so will turn a $7-8 profit.

I do charge shipping to the buyer.  I weigh the package from home with a food scale and print the label right from our printer. I stick the item in a polymailer, then I just stick it in the mailbox and wait for the mailman to pick it up each day =). In the last few months I have scaled back my shopping greatly and have only gone a few times each month instead of a few times each week. My sales earn us play money for impromtu trips to chick fil a and such, allow us to be more generous in gift giving,  and we have even used the extra money for unexpected car repairs that would have otherwise had to go on a credit card. It has been an overall fun and rewarding experience for the whole family.  The hardest part is photographing, measuring and listing everthing especially with alot of littles who apparently want to get listed on Ebay..lol.

There are tons of videos on YouTube if you want to learn more =).