Any one have any ideas of how to keep up with...?

sales, cost ect. See I have two auctions sites and have started two stores online. Any one have any ideas of how to keep up with how much I spend on like shipping items or products I buy to sale. And things I sold and shipping. Just with everything. I sware I have paper laying every where and I have many ideas but I am so boged down mentally just cant seem to get my head in to a good idea. Any help is more than appreitated.

I've tried the quick books a few times for some reason it will not let me download some thing about connections. But I'm here aren't I so I know I'm connected. LOL dont know.

every item you buy or sell, print out a copy of the item page showing the final price. when you get paid - write the buyer's name and address on that sheet you printed - when you ship, write down the shipping cost. if you know what you paid for the item, write that on the page too - all your direct cost info will be on one page per item sold

do the same for items bought - if you buy something on ebay and later sell it on ebay - attach the buy page you printed to the sell page you print

for other costs - write down the monthly fees ebay charges you each month and if you accept paypal - add up the paypal fees each month also -

these items should give you 90% of what you need to keep track of sales, expenses and profit

If you've got that much going, I'd recommend purchasing a software that can maintain your business records.
If money is an issue, click on the link below for a free basic version of Quickbooks software - it just might do what you need by itself too.

If not that, at the very least start an Excel spreadsheet and enter in all the data there so you have quicker access to it.

A large (5 drawer high) file cabinet.

Do a break even analysis on every item.

Get some accounting software.

Hire some help. 2 web sites and 2 online stores is too much for one person.