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stoogeswoman · 03-10-2009, 01:49 PM

So I've had this used Kindle 1.0 for a couple of weeks, and have already spent quite a chunk of $$ on books for it. I'm having to force myself NOT to click on "Shop in Kindle Store" - but it's really difficult!

I was thinking, wouldn't it be neat if you could give Amazon a $ figure for how much you want to spend during a certain period of time, and when you are about to go over that limit, they could send you a little note (like maybe "Warning! You are about to exceed your self-imposed limit of $20,000,000 per month! Buy anyway? Yes/No").

But till they come up with something like that - is anyone else having trouble sticking to a budget when it's sooooo easy to buy? Any tips for controlling yourself?

03-10-2009, 01:49 PM	#1
stoogeswoman Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 492 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reseda, CA Device: eBookwise 1150 and Kindle 1	Do you find yourself overspending with your Kindle? So I've had this used Kindle 1.0 for a couple of weeks, and have already spent quite a chunk of $$ on books for it. I'm having to force myself NOT to click on "Shop in Kindle Store" - but it's really difficult! I was thinking, wouldn't it be neat if you could give Amazon a $ figure for how much you want to spend during a certain period of time, and when you are about to go over that limit, they could send you a little note (like maybe "Warning! You are about to exceed your self-imposed limit of $20,000,000 per month! Buy anyway? Yes/No"). But till they come up with something like that - is anyone else having trouble sticking to a budget when it's sooooo easy to buy? Any tips for controlling yourself?