Saturday, October 25, 2008

Did you hear i am a Potato Pedaller???

Last Tues I became the proud owner of 60 50lb bags of potatoes!!! I bet my parents are so proud!! Tee, actually it is super fun. I bought them from a farmer in our ward, they were straight from his farm last week. He sold them to me for $10 per bag and I sell them for $20 per bag. Tonight Bret loaded up my van after the open house and I sold for an hour in the Toy r us parking lot-- my new regular spot. I always pray before I start to sell. Today I prayed and explained to Heavenly Father that I had brought 10 bags and wasn't sure I could sell all 10 but how about 5 bags in an hour. Sure enough, the clock ticked by and in an hour I had sold my 5th bag. I got all choked up about it and thanked Him, then I sold one more, 6 w/in and hour. That is $120 in an hour!!! My profit is $60 in just an hour! Holy Moly way more than I make as an airplane janitor!!! I haven't paid my farmer friend for the bags yet, I will be paying for them after I sell the first 30 bags. I will pay the farmer $600 I owe him then I will keep the 2nd $600 as a profit. As of tonights sales, I have sold 27 bags!!! That means , next week I am in the money!!! I am not planning on buying anything new or fun, this money is for our goal to become debt free. All of it will be added to my debt snowball, our goal to have no payments other than our home is driving me to some crazy things and I love it. I must admit this is the coolest job I have ever had, I mean I am reading Eclipse, sitting along a busy street and people just stop and pay me MONEY!!! And it is legal!!! The worst day I had I only made $30 an hour poor me that is only 3 times what I make at the airport!!! Looking forward to next week......I wanted so bad to stay along the road and sell my last 4 bags tonight, but when some scary guy yelled something yucky at me I decided to head home.....maybe daytime sales are a better idea. More to come....

5 comments:

Leslie said...

I can just see the wheels in your head moving....very inventive!

Leslie said...

I love your story, it made me laugh. You have always been a natural sales person, I'm sure you could sale an Eskimo ice, so you'r success with potatos doesn't suprise me. Thanks for the great example of wise money management! I'm going the buy "the specail wallet".

Leslie said...

Putting your picture by your comment is easy.....see?

Leslie said...

Here, I'll show you again.

Jenna said...

What a fantastic idea! Swavek and I just made our very first married budget together and we are realizing how careful we are going to have to be to keep ourselves from going into debt. What a great example you are to both of us in helping us realize how important it is to sacrifice to stay out of debt.