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I haven't posted here in a bit, so thought I should touch base.
I've mentioned blowing my goal for the year with the 90% off sale at Kobo last spring. But even with that, and some serious indulgence during the UCP sale at Amazon, I still feel as if I've got this thing licked. Knock wood.
Other than the two aformentioned stumbles (and in truth, I think they were situations to be taken advantage of), I've bought very few books. I bought three books in the last Kobo contest, but they were wishlist books and I had good coupons. I walked away from the previous few contests as my discounts weren't large enough. Other than that, I maintain a wishlist and can wait. If I want to read a book, I'm willing to get it. Even more than that, there were two books I was ready to read and had the hard copy in the house, but since the ebook would make it more enjoyable, I went ahead and purchased it. Truly, I think this is frugality. Not buying before I'm ready to read, and recognizing that general abstemious allows me to purchase books when I am ready to read, if that will enhance the experience. I feel liberated about that. I think it's part of the general re-ordering of my priorities toward on-demand and away from bargain-hunting and stockpiling. Admittedly, the existing stockpile is sufficient for my reading needs for the foreseeable future!
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