Saving Money on Books
While I love public libraries, I happen to live a long way from one. This and working M-F makes using the library a challenge!
Long ago I fell in love with thrift stores. They have lots of odd objects, great clothing (especially for kids!) and tons of books. I love nothing more than to find a copy of a book for $0.25. I wanted to read both "Nickle & Dimed" and "The Millionaire Next Door" and happened upon them both at a local thrift store for $0.25 each. I bought them, read them at my leisure, and then donated them back. Low cost, as much time as I wanted to read them, and no clutter! :)
I also happen to love to book shop on eBay, Half.com, Amazon, Costco and places like that. Can't tell you the last time I paid "retail" for a book.
Long ago I fell in love with thrift stores. They have lots of odd objects, great clothing (especially for kids!) and tons of books. I love nothing more than to find a copy of a book for $0.25. I wanted to read both "Nickle & Dimed" and "The Millionaire Next Door" and happened upon them both at a local thrift store for $0.25 each. I bought them, read them at my leisure, and then donated them back. Low cost, as much time as I wanted to read them, and no clutter! :)
I also happen to love to book shop on eBay, Half.com, Amazon, Costco and places like that. Can't tell you the last time I paid "retail" for a book.
posted by The Frugal Place at 12:57 PM
3 Comments:
My library system has something called the "cybermobile" which is a traveling library extension that also has internet access etc. They have a route they do in outlying areas-too bad your area doesn't have something like that.
Our county, in it's entirety, has just about zero services. Part of living in rural CA, I guess.
We tend to have a population here of either retired folks or those in transition and using a lot of services such as TANF and Section 8.
Our local retailers are really expensive and we are close enough to shop in Oregon at both a cheaper price and without sales taxes. So, that makes for a small tax base here locally.
At 25 cents a piece they are cheaper than my library fines!
Post a Comment
<< Home