Have you sold anything to bring down your debt?

**homesteadmamma** · 05-06-2005, 02:07 PM

We don't have much to sell that were not using already. I am looking at selling a gas fireplace we have in the basement that isn't used. If we do, the money will go directly to debt.

Anyone?

**jlxian** · 05-06-2005, 02:36 PM

Last year I sold about $4,000 of some stock I had gotten from my employer. We had a big credit card bill that was nickle-and-diming us and I got tired of the hassle so just sold the stock and paid a big chunk of the thing. It didn't cover it all, but it helped tremendously. I hated selling the stock, but it felt better getting the card closer to being paid off.

As for selling other things, I look around our place and wonder what we could scrape up if we sold some possessions..... just haven't gotten much past that thinking yet.

**debbiepittman** · 05-06-2005, 02:38 PM

We're thinking about selling the Cadillac we got from my parents. Paul thinks he can get a profit on it over what we paid.

Debbie

**Chea** · 05-06-2005, 09:57 PM

I have some things that I have in the basement that I NEED to get to listing FS at work.

I have a bunkbed frame set. Twin on top, full on bottom, red metal -- no mattresses and a few odds and ends I'm sure. Nothing really substantial. Oh and we now have a 3rd car that we need to sell (maybe $600??) but we need to get that listed as well!

**britbunny** · 05-07-2005, 05:59 AM

We sold a little computer/notebook/pda type thing that I used to do my exel spreadsheets for work, we got not too bad a price for it too and don't miss it at all so that was ok.

We didn't sell our car but we did take it off the road for 6 months, we could reclaim part of our road tax and we didn't have to pay as much insurance and of course there were no running costs so that saved us a lot of money.

We thought about selling some other stuff but there was nothing that we REALLY wanted to let go of.

**mommy2many** · 05-07-2005, 10:03 AM

The short answer is yes.

The long answer is: We sold our house paid off all our bills and paid for a new house with cash. We are 100% debt free now. We are living in a part of the country we don't really like BUT we are debt free and are going to be able to save money and move back to the west coast someday.

**DaisyLady** · 05-07-2005, 12:38 PM

We sold a volkswagon bus that DH was planning on restoring, and he sold a bunch of car parts that he had gotten in a junk box for next to nothing as well as some old car parts that my dad had stored for years. (vintage bmw and volkswagon parts). We are planning on having a garage sale this year too and the proceeds will help to pay down one of our credit cards.

**Sara Noel** · 05-07-2005, 06:45 PM

I've sold almost everything that wasn't nailed down to live when we were having financial problems. Well not really everything, but I sold a TON. I'd do it again if I had to.

**Jerrie K** · 05-08-2005, 04:05 PM

We also have a gas fireplace we took out when we put in the wood stove. Dh would like to sell it. If it sells the money would go to the cc debt.

**MandiDawn** · 05-09-2005, 09:35 AM

We just sold some stuff from our house, our fish tank and our curio cabinet, because we simply did not have room in our house for them. I didn't put the money towards debt though, I put it towards, hmm, not sure. I friviled it away I guess.

**sarahsmile** · 05-09-2005, 05:32 PM

we sold:

dh's harley
our boat
our jeep
my extra car-grand prix
a bunch of baby stuff
old furniture set
huge fishtanks

**Michelle** · 06-21-2005, 09:01 AM

Yes, I'm currently selling quilting books, clothing, and other misc. items on Ebay. I plan to list fabric next. Any money I make from the Ebay sales will be going straight to debt.

Over the past 2 days I've sold $50 worth of sewing notions, patterns, and fabric to someone on another site. I am going to put that money toward our CC debt

**handmerounds** · 06-21-2005, 10:26 AM

We sold a gooseneck trailer that we made a payment on every month. The proceeds bought a new set of tires for our truck. We just sold a nissan truck on ebay for $1600!! That will go toward our cc debt. (We are currently doing the snowball method!)

**Mojjo** · 06-21-2005, 03:44 PM

I am going to start listing on Ebay next month. I am getting a digital camera this weekend and I'm listing all the movies have I just don't want anymore. Also SS wants to get rid of some of his Power Ranger things there too.

I'll put all that toward debt.