Online garage sale

I decided to put the money I'm making selling photos and stuff on half.com and eBay toward our fancy family wedding dinner in December. That saddens me a little because I really wanted to be irresponsible and buy something frivolous or photography related, but then I couldn't handle the guilt of depleting our house downpayment fund even a little bit.

It'll take a few weeks to see the half.com money, but before factoring it in I've saved 10% toward my goal of $2500. (Counting those earnings puts me closer to 12%.) It is likely I will only raise half the funds before the party since it is only 2 months away (and that's still a stretch) but it's a fun exercise, especially since I have the money if I need it. So no pressure.

To be fair, for the next 2 months I will also redirect the money I usually buy index funds with to my Wedding Dinner account. (A sub-account with ING). Assuming my salary remains constant, that will put me at 44% saved.

This entry loves parantheses.

If you want to contribute to my online garage sale, check out my photos for purchase at On Focus Photo. I added a couple new ones last night. Or you can view my items on half.com. I'll be putting another batch of CDs up in the next week since most of the initial ones sold.

Attention: As a special bonus, if you order photos from On Focus Photo before December 3, 2007, you can use the coupon code WEDDINNER at checkout and save 30% off your total order. There's no limit to the number of times you can use this coupon before 12/3/07, and you can pass on the code to anyone who might be interested. As always, shipping is free.

All proceeds go to helping me pay for our family wedding dinner. And hey, photos make great Christmas presents! Thanks for looking.