i just need somewhere to moan really.. it all comes down to money .. again..

I have so little money but so much to do. I have so many reborns that need to go, but I'm going to end up giving them away. I'm making a loss as it is. I sold one for £50 (which doesnt even cover the cost of the doll to start with..) and then I have 2 custom orders to start, they're only £70 each, so im not sure I will cover my costs there..
I have £180 worth of college fees to pay before I can start my placement..
I would have had more time, only I went back to 6th form (for a whole day!) and then decided it was no use. I couldnt do the courses that I was told I could do, and what I wanted to do, because they changed all my timetable around and all the courses clashed! So I'm now at college doing a Level 3 childcare course for 2 years. My mum has payed my deposit of £30, but I cant let her pay the rest. She gives me my allowance which is more than she can afford to give me.
It annoys me because all the people whos parents can afford not to work, are ellegible for EMA payments (£30 a week) and then bonuses of £100 at the end of each term. Where as people like us, struggle to live off the money we get, and I'm not leggible for EMA.. not even £10 a week. EMA also help with the course fees, but I dont get it .. (I really dont aggree with the way EMA run!)

I dont understand it. I can only sell my dolls for maximun of £70.. which barely even covers my costs..
Is it that they are not good enough to sell?
Am I asking too much..?
Is £100 posted too much for a brand new reborn?
I dont understand. In the past year I've spent so much time, money and effort trying to teach myself new techniques but it seems to have got me no where.
I have never been to a 'reborning class', or bought DVDs to teach me. I have taught myself by trial and error and advice from fellow reborners, but I feel all this has been done for nothing.
I dont reborn to make money, I do it because I love it.
It just upsets me to see reborns on ebay go for £100's, and look nothing compared to the standards that are on here, and people who's reborns are much better and worth so much more (im NOT saying myself here..!!) are not selling.
I cant sell on ebay yet because I am not old enough.. (i did have an account, which I rarely used.. to buy, not sell) and our accounts keep getting hacked into..
I have offered custom orders from £100, but it seems no one wants any of my work, only when I try and get rid of it at give away prices.

Is it because no one has really seen my work in person?
I would love to get to some of the shows, but i cant afford it at £200 a time, and getting there is a big problem too. (I was hoping to be having driving lessons by now, but guess what- no money! LOL)

I'm sorry to moan and rant on, when I know people have MUCH bigger problems than me... I just feel I needed to rant a little..
thanks for listening to me go on about myself!!

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I do know what you mean beccy. When i was at school i had to leave because i went through hell with some of the teens, made me so ill i had to quit school. They decided they wasnt gonna help me do my exams, too much hassle for them so i have no gcse's at all. I would love nothing more than to have some qualifications or go to collage but the fees run into the high hundreds for me.
Hubby works but his wages pay all the bills and our growing mortgage payments and nothing is left each month but because we dont claim benefits we are not entitled to anything, its just not fair.
BUT life isnt always fair i have leared that one and we just have to get on with what we can.
Have you tried putting your babies on ebay ? if people see lower BIN for about £100 then they usually get very tempted, especially those who cant afford the higher ones.

I havent tried any on ebay, because I dont currently have an account.. I have tried to set one up for selling before, but it all got too complicated.. LOL.

Im in the process of doing a reborn for a baby charity, but if i cant sell the ones I have, theres no way im going to be able to raise a lot of money for them..

I may try again on ebay in a while.. will take me a while to sort it all out! LOL

I did quite well in my GCSEs, and was going to go to college originally, but didnt really know what I wanted... So chose the '6th form' route, only now its getting so tedious, they are bringing in a uniform for us, and making us register and have tutor time every morning, and they said we'd be treated like adults!!

I made a bit of a rash decision going to college (I only started yesterday..) I basically had to decide what I wanted to do for the rest of my life in 20 minutes!! I was so panicky y-day morning.. my head was all over the place.. but i think i'll be happy at college, only wish i did it sooner..

thank you for your reply Mandy.. i know life isnt fair.. but why not..? ..
i should probably just get over it, and realise that it isnt so bad.. there are many more people worse off...
guess im just a moody teenager..

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welcome home beccy....nice to see you back posting after being away hon, we missed you.

I am sorry for the issues.....the school thing is similar in the US. There are grants, fed aid, and scholarships...but unless you have excellent grades or are dirt poor....you dont get any of it.

Maybe if you advertise more with pics and posts here and on doll fan or whereever else you are...then people can see your work. I would continue to do the custom work....that way they can say ahead of time who they want and what they will pay. Then YOU can say whether you can do it or not.

Your siggie pic is darliong, and you seem to do great work hon. keep doing it if you enjoy it....just do it as you can afford to buy the kits.

hugs and glad to have you back.

Elisabeth

Thanks for your kind words and advice Elisabeth..
My siggy baby is my 'forever baby'- Ariella, I've only just finished rooting her and I've her for ages, poor thing.. lol.

I will carry on reborning and doing custom orders, but so long as I can shift some, not necesarilly making a profit, just to make space..

thanks again..
I need to PM you in sec..

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your reborns are fab hun :D i am happy to list them on ebay for you, only problem would be is fees etc, all auctions jave to have paypal as payment and if they paied by that you would loose some, again fees i am happy to list one for you and then see what sort of cost it is ? i know i sound awfull askign you to pay the fees but i cant afford ot pay them for atm hun sorry

I wouldnt expect you to pay fees hun!!
I will see how they do on here for a week or so, then we shall talk.. ...

Hope your ok hun..

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ok hun,Abi :D