Journey To Me

Frugal Friday

Today's frugal tip is to use your local public library. 

I have been using mine for quite some time now.  It is wonderful because it is within walking distance of my house!  They have FREE internet access (you can use their computers, or bring your own laptop) and they also have a network of other public libraries that they share books with.

I can go online, request a book from a different library and it will be to my library within a week (as long as it is not currently checked out by someone else). 

This is how I got the Dave Ramsey "Total Money Makeover" book and workbook.  A library over 3 hours away had copies of these books and they sent them off to my library as soon as they were checked back into their stock!

I also like using this technique to preview books I have been interested in purchasing in the past.  I have saved a lot of money by previewing the book before buying, because 95% of the time, I can talk myself out of purchasing the book!

Hi!

09:54, Friday, October 12, 2007 .. Posted by chenny3

We love the library! We use it all of the time! Ours is also within walking distance. Ours also loans movies so we get all of our movies for free. Sometimes we have to wait for a couple of months for new releases but it worth it. Have a great day! Blessings, Jennifer

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11:22, Friday, October 12, 2007 .. Posted by akhansonschulze07

I completely forgot about the movies! Ours rents great movies and books on tape/cd. I work far away from home and go through about 2 books on cd every week! It has made my commute something I look forward to!

libraries are cool

05:27, Friday, October 12, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

libraries are really neat. you can get school books for free; even student computer programs are free. the tapes and cd's are good for long road trips too. it is amazing how much you can teach while riding in a car. undivided attention too when the attention of the kids is all on the tapes or cd's.