thank you gordon
I used your chatteling course not to make money (yet) but to acquire things I want and need through barter or secondhand, etc.
A lot of what you've written also relates to people sitting in front of a computer trying to follow this or that "guru" while there is money ($$$ hello I may be talking to you) to be made everyday around them.
I got off my "AZZ" and work a second j-o-b at a grocery store to pay for elder care for a parent the last few years. It's also something I could transition to in retirement or in the case of a layoff from my main j-o-b.
It replaced ebay, which to me is now a joke (as a seller, there ARE bargains there).
My little tip, follow the red clearance tags around the store, so what if you have to change up your menu a little? you can save 50% or more on great items that maybe they are just changing the package or size. Also take time and find a manager, ask if they will sell you ALL the clearance item for a special price.
I'm paid to go to the grocery store, I get a 5 - 10% discount and I buy only sale or clearance items.
I've started selling on amazon and writing/or rewriting plr for the kindle as a fun sideline.
thank you gordon
p.s. My little plug for Gov. Roemer, even if you don't know or support him he's got a great message about special interest money. I think he's on after Cain & Gingrich. I mention it because he's got a little part about energy policy and went after ethanol in Iowa!
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/IowaF