Back From Vacation, Back to Generating Revenue

After a week of clearly spending more than earning while on vacation, it's now time to get back on track towards revenue generation. My wife and I did find some sellable items for eBay at a road side sale - although we almost lost them to security at the airport so had to end up checking part of our baggage. We had a few high end meals, but otherwise our dining out expenses weren't horrendous. Although I always save receipts at least until I enter the information into Quicken, it's difficult to keep track of how much we're spending. (And doing so would take away some of the pleasure of being on vacation.)

Both of the areas where we visited have recently experienced declines in real estate, but they're also two areas that previously had significant appreciation: Pheonix, Arizona & San Diego, California. An old boss of mine who I met up with is still trying to sell his previous residence despite having moved several months ago.

We stayed at really nice hotels at discounted rates, very different from the bed and breakfasts / motels we usually seek out. One hotel actually put us in a full apartment, which seemed a bit of a waste since we were out most of the time.

It was the first vacation involving air travel that my wife and I have taken in about four years, so it was nice to get away for a while. But now it's back to work generating income - initially from eBay and hopefully through tax lien certificates.