Graduating from residency is far more expensive than I thought. Not only had the interview process cost me thousands of dollars, but now that I have a fellowship, I have to get prepared for that. The cost of this is shocking - around $1400 to get licensure and a DEA number. Now I just received information for applying for the August written board exam. It’s a $300 application fee, plus another $700 to take the test. That’s a lot of money for a resident.
On top of all that, I have to get my house fixed up so it can go on the market or be worth renting out. Obviously, that’s not cheap either. I wish the housing market were better so I could sell this place for a lot more than I paid for it, but I doubt that’s going to happen. And, to reserve a spot to get a new apartment, I’ve put down a payment of $400. All in all, this is causing a lot of stress over all the stuff that needs to get done in time I don’t have to do it, and just to make ends meet I’m trying to get additional moonlighting shifts in.
On the bright side, I now have an eBay account. I wonder how much I can earn by selling my old crap?
“I wonder how much I can earn by selling my old crap?”
LOTS AND LOTS. Go for it.
I’m $1500 after a couple months of culling.
Selling stuff on Ebay has proven to be too time intensive for my purposes. There are a few ebay sellers around town for big ticket items, which might be worth it.
You’ll make more money moonlighting one night than anything you’ll do on Ebay. Painful but true.