Proverbs 31:10-31
10 Who[b] can find a virtuous[c] wife? For her worth is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar. 15 She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants. 16 She considers a field and buys it; From her profits she plants a vineyard. 17 She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. 18 She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. 19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hand holds the spindle. 20 She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. 22 She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. 25 Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “ Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
I have been so anxious to get this post written! In the spirit of trying to be a Proverbs 31 woman, I'm so excited about my new little endeavor and thought I would share the secret of my new little "business". Do you have things in your house that you need to get rid of? Of COURSE you do! Well, for us, we are book junkies. We read everything that we can get our hands on. My husband and I absolutely LOVE to go to the bookstore and to the library together. As a matter of fact, that's one of our favorite things to do on a date night.....dinner out and then a cup coffee or hot tea at the book store.
Well, after all those trips to the bookstore, the bookshelves around here are pretty full...bulging at the seams actually. So, about a month ago, I decided that after as many times that I've ordered books from other people via Amazon, why couldn't I join their ranks? So guess what? I DID! And that's when The Wifes Books was born! The best thing is that I no sooner listed about 20 books the first time and cha-ching! They started selling like hotcakes! The more I listed the quicker they sold. In one month's time, I have made over $100 with NO EFFORT!
And the method behind my madness? Well, now that there is so much new technology out there with the book reading devices (like the Barnes & Noble "Nook" or the Amazon "Kindle"), I thought that it would be great to turn my books into cash and trade them in for a reader of my own. And the best part to having my (our) reader is that it doesn't take up any space! And....it will hold like 1500 books! What's more, there are thousands and thousands of free books available, and even the ones that you buy are so much cheaper than buying the regular books.
As of today, I'm over half way to the price of getting the reader. I mailed out three books today and before I could even get home from the post office, another one sold! Since we have two post offices very close to home, it's no inconvenience at all to drop them in the mail each day that the sales are made.
So do you want to know how easy it is and how the money works? Well, all you have to do is create a "Seller" account on Amazon (super easy). Once you create your account, then you're ready to start listing your books. Every book has an "ISBN" number on the back of it (or maybe inside the cover, or within the first couple of pages of the book). All you have to do it type in the ISBN number and that's it! The computer finds your book and matches it to the ISBN number. Then the system will let you list the condition of the book and tell you what the "going rate" is for that book. You choose your price and hit "submit".....BAM--you have inventory! And each time a book sells, you get an email from Amazon advising you to ship the purchase within two business days. There is a button on the order to print out a packing slip to include with the shipment. And, once you ship it, you will go back to the order and mark it "shipped" with the "confirm shipment" button. When you confirm the shipment, Amazon then charges the buyer's credit card and ZAP.....they put the money in your "payment account". IT'S THAT EASY!
And this just happens to be what I have chosen to sell...it is certainly not limited to books. You can sell virtually anything on Amazon. So, what have you got that isn't being used around your house that you could turn into cold, hard cash? You have absolutely nothing to lose but you have everything to gain!
