spending money to save money!
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spending money to save money!
| Sun, 10-31-2004 - 6:22am |
Ok, you are all going to think I am an awful person, but for 6 months now I have owed the public library $86!! I know, it's awful.. but I we had lost a video and returned some things late. Things were so bad with us financially, that I couldn't pay it. I didn't forget it though, and added it in with our debt total. Well, yesterday I went and paid it, and I am now in good standing with the state of delaware library system! (thank you, thank you, very much.. hold your applause..)I am so glad to have done this , because it is going to save us alot of money!! I am a bookaholic and spend way too much money at the bookstore (a new audio book every 2 weeks or so, and a new book once or twice a month, and that was my budget after I cut it down!) We were also renting movies at blockbuster every weekend. So now, I have a bunch of movies on reserve at the library. I also found the next two books scheduled for my book club, so that saves me $30! yay!! I am an upstanding citizen again, and the library police cannot come steal my library card.
I recently bought "Total Money Makeover" on ebay last week, but I found it at the library too, so I am going to resell it as soon as it arrives in my mailbox.
thanks for listening, I am going to go read now..
kel

At least you are in good standing again!!!
Becky
CL of 4th, 5th & 6th grade Scoliosis
kel
Congrats!
All my best,
Danni
I absolutely loved the library system there-I really really missed it when I first moved here!
Lisa :)
Another good reason to use your library is because you pay taxes to support it-go use it! The more circulation a library has, the more valued it is in the community, and the less likely it will be closed (which of course leads to going back to the bookstore!).
You also might think about donating all the books/audios, etc. that you don't want. Many times, libraries are really hurting for book budget money ( I get $1800 for all next year, myself), and are grateful for donations. They will also, if asked, give you a nice tax deduction slip!
good for you-I always like to see library users!
Lisa :) (who has been known to have double digit fines herself...)
-Darcy
This year I rediscovered my library in my childhood neighborhood not far from where we live now and I'm a regular borrower.
Also since I read books like I gulp down water, it's helped me to save tons of money and gain so much knowledge for free :)
That's a worthy debt to pay off!
Kassandra
Kassandra
"It is said that life has its peaks and valleys. The challenge is to accept them equally and experience them
Cheryl