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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 543542, member: 8033&quot;]I answered YES to all three so the survey really hit home with me.</p><p>As a matter of fact I mailed a package to a fellow CT member today and have mailed a few in the past few weeks.</p><p>Now I&#039;m not selling my &quot;big&quot; dogs and have always done some selling but my latest sales were definitely geared toward raising cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will I sell more in the next six months. Most likely and to raise cash. Bills are lower in the summer and it&#039;s a good time to get ahead of them. A cushion helps when unexpected things pop up.</p><p>I have been buying some stuff, as many of you know, but I am buying right. That is I can sell it at a decent price to the buyer and still make a few bucks. This is in my mind on most of my recent purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I sell to raise money (the third question rehashed). No doubt about it.</p><p>As many know I work in a coin shop but how many remember how I got there?</p><p>For five years I did painting and drywall repair. All subbed to the same guy who basically taught me all I know. I was in retail before that..</p><p>Construction came to an abrupt halt. My 60-70 hour weeks and nice checks quickly dried up.</p><p>This prompted me to stop at the local coin shop (they hadn&#039;t seen me in months) to pick up supplies as I realized I might have to start doing some serious selling.</p><p>Gold and silver were both high and my now boss offered me a part time job. I discussed it with my painting boss and he said go for it. I respect both of these guys for looking out for me.</p><p>Well, I&#039;ve been working full time at the shop for 10 months now. </p><p>The pay is not as good now but I get by for the most part. Mortgage, utilities, car insurance are all paid. Credit card balance of zero.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luckily I wasn&#039;t out &quot;spending stupid&quot; and ringing up debt when money was good. My mortgage was paid ahead as were my utilities. No credit card balances. I try to maintain this as much as possible even when it&#039;s not so good.</p><p>Had I not been this way I would have had to sell off a lot more. I know it&#039;s really bad when that time comes and tell you all this. I see it EVERY day at work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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