First Success with eBay, Early Morning Schedule, Easy Steps Towards Financial Freedom

I've made my first sale on eBay. Interestingly, I put up several books which didn't get a nibble (even some at a starting bid of as low as .99), but the one video game based on the Law & Order series was snapped up at the bargain price of $4.99. I bought it for my wife, who's an avid fan of the TV show, but she never used it. So I went to Staples last night and bought many sizes of shipping envelopes so I can be prepared for the upcoming surge :>) of orders.

I've also now spent much of the past week getting up at 6 AM instead of my normal 7 AM time. Not being a morning person, this has been a stretch for me, but so far it's worked. The only problem has been making sure that I spend the extra time focused on revenue strategies and not on other tempting time wasters such as 'catching up with email.'

I did spend this morning, however, filling out a refinancing application which will hopefully help alleviate the pressure a bit. In addition to the wonderful articles in Get Rich Slowly, I recently stumbled upon these simple rules on how to become financially free:

1. Make Money
2. Save
3. Invest
4. Share
5. Spend

Notice how 'Save' comes immediately after 'Make Money' and 'Spend' comes last. Very sound advice and a good read.