Birthday furniture!

Shout out to Rick - this post is for you...

So - November was a crazy productive month for me.. I had the crazy notion that I would give the weekly proceeds in November toward my husband's birthday present.. I wanted him to get an awesome gift so I ended up making a whopping $730 in one week!  Now, that did involve fixing up and selling some furniture that I already owned, but seriously - it was great - I think he spent it on electronics and video games.  It's really hard to pick a favorite item from November so I might cover a few of them.

First off... I went against my own advice and got a LARGE but FREE item... not sure if I mentioned this before but I tend to avoid trying for free items... people may think that's crazy and you can do really well with free items or dumpster diving but I find people** giving things away tend to be:

UN

• available
• reliable
• helpful

** with the exception of awesome Terri who gave me her prized antique desk for my own personal use which I love very much

I mean, think about it, they have no monetary/moral obligation to meet with you - sometimes won't return your e-mails or phone calls or even answer the door when you get there (at a pre-arrange date/time) so it's mostly going to be a waste of your time... less so if you actually speak to a human on the telephone but I digress.

So - this woman was giving away a complete Malm bedroom set at IKEA.. unassembled, missing some pieces but definitely workable.   We assembled it in our basement apartment, and took pictures... sold to a very nice couple - the husband who sells furnaces (I think I still have his card somewhere just in case)

We made out really well with this deal

Summary

Purchased: $0
Modifications: $0 
Sold: $230

Profit: $230