Libraries are fantastic. They will save you a ton of money if you make use of them. If you live in a city, there are often several branches so there is sure to be one that is convenient for you. Libraries often have a website, too, so you can select the items you want and have them ready for you to pick up at your convenience.
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Books can be really expensive, but the knowledge we can gain from them is sometimes priceless. That being said, I am all about being a good steward with my money, so below is the process I follow when I want to read a certain book.
Whenever my husband or I learn about a book that we want to read, instead of going out and buying it right away, we check our local library database online to see if they have a copy available. If they do, we put in a request online and we are notified when it is ready for pick up. We do this for all the books that we only plan to read once.
Libraries are a great way to provide entertainment for your whole family at very little or no cost. You’re paying for them with your taxes anyway; you might as well reap their benefits. Why buy books when you can read them for free? Most of the time we only read them once anyway and then they collect dust on the shelf. If you don’t have a lot of spare time to wander through the library searching for books, check out your library’s website. You will more than likely be able to request the book that you want so they can put it on hold for you. That way you just have to pick it up and it saves you the extra time. Libraries usually also have movies that you can rent for little or no cost if you prefer movies to books. They have a wide variety of children’s books and of course many how- to books if you want to save money by learning how to do things yourself rather than hiring someone else to do odd jobs. There are also some great books out there for people who want to learn how to become financially free. I highly recommend the Rich Dad books by Robert Kiyosaki. They really inspired us. I will write more about those books later.