If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!While trying to avoid repeating myself by not blogging daily anymore, I have been reading a lot of books lately. I got 13 checked out from the library, another 9 on request, and I got a stack from paperbackswap [...]
How I’m now getting books, CDs, and DVDs without paying for them
One measure of financial independence is not to have to worry about having money to pay for goods. This is usually accomplished by having lots of money, but with the internet a second method is emerging. I’m talking about swap sites, freebie sites, etc. where computers match up people who then trade their stuff for [...]
Saturday Roundup - More book swapping
Paperbackswap.com has turned out to be great for “upgrading” my personal library. I list books I haven’t read for a year and which I can not really imagine reading again. Since books are swapped one-to-one it has turned out to be less great for getting rid of books (and I have a lot of books [...]
Getting rid of books
I have a problem with books. My problem is that I like to read books that are typically hard to get at your local library. I also like to occasionally be able to quickly reference something I read, because I usually remember where I read something (down to the location on the page), but I [...]
The two personal finance books that changed my life
I really like “Rich Dad Poor Dad” . I forget which one I read, but I would put it in my top two list of entry level books, the other one being “Your Money Or Your Life”. While Your Money Or Your Life made me reevaluate whether an expense was really worth it, Rich Dad [...]
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