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I'm getting a second income! (Original Post) Marthe48 Aug 2025 OP
cool. AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #1
Great! bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #2
I'm paying for my stuff a second time ... marble falls Aug 2025 #3
I am glad to have a rental unit Marthe48 Aug 2025 #5
I'm in year five of my any year now. In the meantime, we've bought more stuff. But the unit is 1/3rd empty, finally ... marble falls Aug 2025 #7
My pitfall was heirlooms Marthe48 Aug 2025 #8
And my kids don't want their great grandparent's stuff and neither do the grand kids. marble falls Aug 2025 #9
My kids want some things Marthe48 Aug 2025 #10
Install solar panels Shermann Aug 2025 #4
I'm actually thinking about that Marthe48 Aug 2025 #6

bucolic_frolic

(53,034 posts)
2. Great!
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 09:25 AM
Aug 2025

Let us know how you collect the bills.

And it's not quite the same as redecorating with 200 pounds of gold and then walking off with it at taxpayer's expense.

marble falls

(69,045 posts)
3. I'm paying for my stuff a second time ...
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 09:25 AM
Aug 2025

... but I will get it out of storage in the next month.

Marthe48

(22,199 posts)
5. I am glad to have a rental unit
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 10:24 AM
Aug 2025

It's roomy. Any year now, I'll finish downsizing and won't need it.

marble falls

(69,045 posts)
7. I'm in year five of my any year now. In the meantime, we've bought more stuff. But the unit is 1/3rd empty, finally ...
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 10:28 AM
Aug 2025

... how did hippie me begin to love my stuff?

Marthe48

(22,199 posts)
8. My pitfall was heirlooms
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:12 PM
Aug 2025

And with them, roped my dear husband into collecting. If only I'd stuck with heirlooms! One thing about my husband was that if one was good, any multiple was better. Lol

Marthe48

(22,199 posts)
10. My kids want some things
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 07:57 PM
Aug 2025

I've been giving them stuff over the years. I'm glad I have the things, glad I could tell stories about the people they came from.

Marthe48

(22,199 posts)
6. I'm actually thinking about that
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 10:26 AM
Aug 2025

I'm petsitting here and there in August. Then maybe I can get someone to work on projects for me.

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