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Originally Posted by theinfamousj
Someone once said on this forum that s/he was hoarding books for a time in the future when his/her income would be restricted (retirement, I believe). When retired, I know that I will have more time to read the books I have acquired, but also less money to buy them.
I view building up my collection now as a way of saving for my retirement. I don't keep the books on my reader, and I don't stress myself out in trying to organize them now. I just dump them all on to backup media. I know that I will have free time in my distant future to deal with the organization.
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You could also take the money you're currently spending on books you don't read and invest it so that you have more money when you retire.
Of course books will cost more in the future so maybe the economics would work out.
But then again, you might also end up with a bunch of books that you're not interested in reading because your tastes have changed. Or you could find your vision is so bad you need to take up a different hobby.