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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Well done! I've found it soon became second nature to update my list after finishing a book.
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It's difficult sometimes to remember, mostly because I rarely read anywhere I can update the list. And if I forget or get overloaded and a day or two goes by, I lose track. I did well in 2012 with it, but got totally behind and abandoned last year. So a big part of my goal this year was just being regular about it.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
If I'm very frugal for the next nine months, I should still make my goal of not spending more than $480 on ebooks this year.
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That's really good, considering that one coupon. I'm recording what I spend, but not really tracking it this year. I also need to think about how I record bundles. Currently I'm just dividing the cost by the number of new books in it. Which is certainly one way. But it really doesn't reflect reality. Some books in the bundle I would
never buy, and using them to offset the cost isn't really playing fair. If I bought the bundle this month, I'd really be buying one book for $18, or maybe two books for $9/ea. That doesn't make sense. OTOH, if I only consider the books I would definitely have bought, I'm not reflecting the very real probability that I might well find a new author in one.