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Good Evening Everyone
Yes, isn't it unbelieveable that it's October already.. time has went so fast this summer. I haven't done anything particularly frugal today made more votives todays scented Home Sweet Home which is strong cinnamon scent. I'm debating, I think I may just saran wrap each one and tie a ribbon and put them all in a wicker basket instead of packaging them up. People are more likely to pick one up I think. The only problem is the warning label info. laws are such a pain in the behind on small things like that. I'll probably have to stick with the packaging in order to get that label on there.. you can't attach it to the votive, I've tried many ways and they don't stick or they are permanantly stuck and you run the risk of a fire. I'm only doing the votives to get rid of a stockpile of wax and won't be doing them again after it's gone... or at least not till next Christmas.
All meals from home today, spent $2.09 for coffee cream first money I've spent all week... dh has been spending 40 cents a day for one diet pepsi so we've spent less than $6 altogether for the whole work week.
Tommorow is shopping day but I'm going to try to only buy what we need for the weekend and maybe shop on Monday... not sure yet but that's what I'd like to do.
Connie
Unfortunately on the state taxes.. we only pay what we collect in retail sales which isn't very much. All of our sales in the store are considered wholesale and they collect and pay the taxes. I do very little retail sales in our state, the retreat and one or two small orders yearly. I would suggest getting a accountant and seeing if there are any free business classes available either in your town or a adjoining one.
Odd thing today... I was looking through Craigslist and saw Vendors wanted Logan, Ohio... that immediately got my attention. Our old store is being rented out to a lady who sells Tots to Teens clothing and she's renting the basement out on the weekends for crafting events. I contacted them and told them being out of town I wouldn't want to drive to and from 2 days in a row and sit there for 8 hours but they are considering mingling crafts in their store and they looked at our website and will be getting back with me when they get that up and running... so I may be going back to my old store but still staying in the new one too. We will try to go to their "new" store next weekend to see what it looks like.
Anna
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