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I'm struggling; things could be worse but I'd like to do significantly better. I've bought five books at a total of roughly $13 so far this month. Four of them were Kindle Deals and two were mistakes, books I've read and enjoyed but with very slim odds of being reread. The other two were justifiable even if the price created the want, while the fifth book was on my wishlist and purchased with a 65% coupon.
My major success is that I refrained from buying four other books on my wishlist. They're pricier and I would have caved with a 75% coupon, but in the absence of one I decided I could wait and hope for one next contest. None needs to be read now, although they're all of the sooner rather than later variety (but so are a lot of other books).
Not too bad overall; the biggest issue is that while I've read seven books this month and abandoned two others, most of them were paper, library or public domain. I'm still +2 in my library and if it weren't for the two abandoned books, I'd be at +4. The killer, of course, is the two Kindle books I didn't really want; in their absence I'd be treading water, which would be a big improvement over the first three months of the year and I've have spent only $7.50 on three books.
Time to stiffen my resolve and get back on the wagon.
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