I impulsively purchased a book in the deals forum. It is third in a mystery series. I checked out the first in series from the library and hated it. So it was $2 wasted and a reversion to old behavior.
Several years ago I bought literally hundreds of books on sale, most I haven't yet read. I loved to see them in Calibre. I was a regular on this thread. I budgeted $70 a month for books and had trouble staying within the budget. A few years ago I came to my senses and have since purchased books at full price when I plan to immediately read them. I seldom spend more than $20 or $30 monthly. I read about twelve books a month, most of which come from the library or my hoard. Still, it is unlikely that I can read 900 books from my TBR in my remaining life. I don't want to read a book just because I own it. My tastes and goals change year to year.
So I will stay away from the mystery deals thread and Amazon daily deals. If I feel the urge to back slide I'll check in to this thread.
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