I confess, I'm a book junkie. Bigtime.
Today I had to bring one daughter to an orchestra competition. After dropping her off, I had some time before her orchestra actually played, so I went to the library and dropped off 5 books, then picked up my 6 reserved books, then trolled the magazine shelves, then grabbed 5 knitting books. Because I'll read 11 books in the next week or two. Riiight.
And after the concert? I brought my other daughter to a workshop at another branch of the library. While she was in the workshop, I went to the library's used book sale just to check it out. Turns out I could not resist the shelves full of how-to books and tables full of best-sellers. I actually had to stop myself from buying 25 books--25!--mostly because I didn't want to carry them out to my car.
While I was sorting through the books to figure out which ones I really wanted, I got to thinking about the things we're addicted to that we easily spend money on. The daily/weekly/monthly money sinks. Books are definitely one of mine.
One of the easiest ways to cut your spending is to figure out what spending weaknesses you have. Is it books? Specialty foods? Cosmetics? Clothes? Sports equipment? Try to catch yourself before you actually spend the money. Take a moment to ask yourself, do I really need this? Then decide.
And at the book sale? I did manage to put back half the books. I got out of there with 12 books for $21.50. Plus a list of books I will get out of the library. And I put the $20 I didn't spend in my savings jar.
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