March 8, 2012 in Announcements, SnugasaBugBaby Products
This was the 2nd or 3rd Playmat Purse I ever made. I sold the first one well over a year ago. Duplicates have been listed for sale in my etsy shop ever since. But I just realized that I never posted it on my blog. So here it is, finally [...]
February 28, 2012 in Making our House a Home
For our master bedroom leaning ledge (which I’ll be showing you in its entirety next weeks when I reveal our Master Bedroom), I challenged myself to spend no more than $5 on any one frame. There are lots of thin flimsy frames in this price range…but I wanted nice chunky [...]
July 20, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom
On Monday, I shared some tips for hosting a good garage sale. Most of those came from my experience as a garage sale shopper. While hosting our garage sale a few weeks ago (my experience as a garage sale seller), I also picked up a few tips for how to [...]
September 20, 2010 in Making our House a Home
I figured it was finally time to make good on my promise to share my bathroom vanity makeover. You may recall from this post that one of the main things I wanted to do to this bathroom was get rid of the linen closet. There used to be a pretty [...]
June 7, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
Alright! Are you ready for the last piece of the pricing puzzle? wholesale/retail price + additional fees like those charged by paypal & etsy (and shipping and applicable taxes) = the price that a customer should pay Etsy charges 3.5% off the top of each item I sell. There is [...]
June 6, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
Yesterday, I left you with this: “break-even” cost + ? = wholesale price Today, let’s discuss this: wholesale price x 2 = retail price Calculating the retail price of an item is really pretty straightforward. You take the wholesale price times two. Why? Well, remember all that talk yesterday about [...]
June 5, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
As I have mentioned before, research has shown me that the two biggest mistakes I could make as a seller are (1) not charging enough, and (2) not planning for growth. Both of these can be avoided by having an appropriate profit margin built into my prices. About a year [...]
June 4, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
Two days ago, we covered the cost of materials. Yesterday, we discussed the cost of labor. Today, let’s cover overhead expenses. This is the last piece of the puzzle needed to calculate the “break-even” cost for my SnugasaBugBaby Product Line. materials + labor + overhead = “break-even” cost Because my [...]
June 3, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
A few days ago I shared the following equation for calculating the break-even cost for a product. Here it is again: materials + labor + overhead = “break-even” cost Yesterday I showed you the cost of my materials. Today, let me break down the cost of labor. A few days [...]
June 2, 2010 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
Remember the first part of the equation from yesterday? materials + labor + overhead = “break-even” cost Today, let me break down for you the cost of the materials I use. Many of the materials I buy are on sale or I am able to use a coupon from sales [...]
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