Not Steem though, I'm not selling those :)
I'm a bit of a copy-cat today. Yesterday I read Hive account@anouk.nox's post about her road to Steemfest4 and I thought, since we had these little contests last year, I might as well start writing about my road to Steemfest too. Getting it all written down helps me to focus, and maybe even somehow keep up with what I achieved and what is still needed to pay for these tickets.
I'm talking mainly flights, because the rest is really not that crazy expensive.
And once we're there, we'll survive. I managed to make money anywhere else, so I know I can do it again, especially in a place that I know well enough. Even though lots has changed in SE Asia since I moved back to Europe, no doubt about that ( I mean: there's a Universal Studio on Sentosa Island in Singapore, for realzzz???), I know that some will still be the same.

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My initial plan

I know, I said somewhere that I'm not making plans anymore. However, writing stuff down isn't a bad thing, even if direction changes. We will be flying to Singapore, not directly to Bangkok. The cost to fly to Singapore is very reasonable compared to flying straight to Thailand. I know the flights from within SE Asia are so low at times, it's worth it to shop around for a trip. And it's even possible to go on the train or bus! Our first week will be in Singapore and we'll fly to Bangkok from there. I want to book the return flight from Singapore as well, three months later. I am going to be very open about that 3 month frame, because this is exactly how I landed, and stayed, in Asia the first time around: I had a 3 month ticket, and ended up staying almost 3 years!
Basically: we're going to Singapore and Thailand, and we'll see what happens after that.
Three of my best friends of my time in Asia still live in Singapore, and they're expecting me. One is in Shanghai at the moment, so that is one of the places on my list for sure, and another is in Phuket, Thailand, so yeah...definitely a visit there.
My girl in Singapore is already planning to travel with us for a bit. Can't wait!!!

Stuff, stuff, and more stuff

Today I was looking around in our garage/shed (no car's ever been in it, just 'stuff').
Aside from the obvious useless crap, like empty boxes and full boxes with more crap (not even mine), I found some dinner chairs, one of those bicycle trailers to move children in (not in the best state, but dry and working), and a gem of a 'crap stuff thingie': my chainsaw! Yes, I have a chainsaw. I bought it last year because I was convinced I needed it. Turns out, chainsaws are really only good for branches, the hard-wood I had was a pain to saw through. That job was better done with a sledgehammer and wedge. Aside from this, I also don't really love handling a chainsaw. It makes a lot of noise, and it's dangerous! YUP, I'm a wussy!
Anyway, I should be able to sell this for at least 80 Euro, as it's pretty much brand-new and has only been used 3-4 times.

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The doghouse is ready and already listed on a local selling site. There's a buggy for sale on it too, which should bring me anywhere between 100 and 150 Euro. These three things alone will possibly pay for one ticket!
Tomorrow I'm going to spend all day listing little bits and pieces I have and my new found gems.
We have a shop here in the area, one about 10 minutes from us and the other 20, that is selling Funko Pops.
These are collectibles and some of them go for outrageous amounts of money. Now, this shop is kinda like a Dollar store in the US. They usually buy stock other shops can't sell anymore, or large quantities of things. At the moment, they are selling those Funko Pops for around EUR 5,- on average, so I bought a few that I knew would sell for at least EUR 10,- or more.
Now, I only did buy a few, because I don't want to be stuck with them if they don't sell quick enough, but it's worth a go.
Because this shop can have different stock in other locations, I checked the other one as well, and YUP, they had different Funko Pops. However, none that were interesting, so I started looking around for other things. Turns out: I found quite a bit that they have lots of and sells for twice the price on eBay. I even applied for a part-time job at that shop! They had a sign up, and I thought I'd catch two birds with one stone. A job will get me closer to realizing my goal faster, and working there will also give me discounts for their products. More profit to make!

I used to sell quite a bit on eBay in the past, so I guess I will eBay sell my way to Steemfest4 this year.
Well...I do have another idea as well, but more about that in another post.
The start has been made, the rest will follow.