So, we are going through this phase of selling our junk, stuff we don’t use and things that are somewhat collectible.

I am now a HUGE fan of Craigslist, which I talk about here. No matter how you slice it, we have made more than $400 this week on selling stuff we simply never used.

Here is the challenge: Sell the stuff and … (here is the catch) save the money!

Give it a shot. Just remember that no one ever got rich by constantly spending their money. You have to save a little, too!

It isn’t just about being bored and needing something to do. For me, reading is now a way to stay on top of my game.

Try out a trade publication, or even an advanced University text book on your trade. You will learn a great deal that you:

A. never knew;

B. thought you knew and it turns out that you didn’t.

I am now the worlds biggest fan of Business Week. Every Saturday morning I pray the mailman in his new Honda CRV will show up with this week’s addition. I then pray that my husband still loves me enough to let me read it first. (he does)

I guess this whole smarty pants reading for pleasure thing is new to me because I was a liberal arts major at Auburn. We didn’t really read so much as we wrote about stuff that other folks spoke to us.

I now read blogs like this, contribute to blogs like this and read books like this. I don’t know what has gotten into me, but I like it!