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Originally Posted by issybird
As far as spending goes, I did start off this year keeping track, but lost heart when my book buying resolve was blown by a 90% Kobo promotion. I'm going to keep it up next year. It's easy to say that it's not taking food off the table, but that's an assertion that should be backed up with data.
So long as book prices stay high and promotions are few, it should be clear sailing!
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Originally Posted by Catlady
I dutifully keep track of what I spend on books, but I never look at the annual totals anymore; I did so one year and it was an eye-popping amount. So now, as long as I am able to afford normal living expenses, it is better not to know.
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Keeping track for me is a gentle way to keep me from too much binge buying. Of course, another 90% coupon can blow that out of the water. But if I at least keep track, I'm more aware of not getting too carried away with books that are near my "gag level" in price. But also it helps me not just buy a book simply because it's cheap. 5 books at $1.99 is exactly the same as a single book at $9.95. Yes, those $1.99 books are cheap, but if I'm not going to read them, then they stop being so cheap.