Jan
As a fanatic reader and book blogger I loved
reading book discussion. And since I also love having my own book blog I
decided to post a book discussion myself. So join me on my little book
discussion journey and let’s have
some fun!
blogger and reading addict I own a lot of books. I used to get a lot of books
growing up for my birthday and on Christmas. And I would save up money to buy a
new book while I had still plenty of new books to read. I think this is
something a lot of my fellow book bloggers and reading addicts can relate too.
Growing
up, not much changed. I wasn’t the partying kind of girl, so my money was spend
on books. While I was in college studying to become a nurse, I didn’t have a
lot of free time to read, but I still managed to buy books.
When I was
seventeen and met my boyfriend/fiancé (still sounds funny LOL) he was the one
with a full time job and he paid for most dates. I tried to pay a view times,
but he didn’t want me too most times so I still could by some books.
Now I’m a
grown up, I work full-time, I have a house, an almost-husband and a cat. Money
is spend on the mortgage, groceries and all those additional costs you have to
deal with as a grown up. Still.. I like to save up some money each money to buy
a view books I really want to have. As a book blogger I’m lucky enough to get a
lot of books for free in exchange for a review but I’m just not able to go
weeks without buying at least one new book.
I have
been thinking about my book buying habits. Not only because we have a wedding
coming up that will cost a lot of money, but also because one day soon I won’t
be able to store more books inside this house. (No worries, I’ll probably keep
on trying!!) Although I love buying books, I try to only buy two or three new
books ones a month. Sometimes it works perfectly, and sometimes I fail
miserable. When I’m really busy with work and don’t have a lot of free time, I’m
able to stay away from bookstores and websites as Amazon. But when I have some
days off.. well.. let’s say I shouldn’t be allowed to get near a bookstore or
computer.
Do you
have any book buying habits?
Have you set rules for yourself regarding buying
new books?
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
For a long time I bought books whenever and spent WAY too much. Now I've cut way back and buy more e- books (which are sometimes cheaper) but sometimes I just want that book for my shelf. It's a problem. 🙂 And it's even worse now because as a blogger I see more books, sometimes in genres I otherwise wouldn't have read, so now I want MORE books lol .What can you do? A good problem to have though maybe?
Great post!
Definitely a good problem, but sometimes it's very hard to explain to others. LOL! I'm glad to have fellow book blogger around who get it! 😉
I don't think I'll ever stop buying books. Every day I find a new one I would love 😀
Thanks for stopping by!
Oh I know what you mean! The problem is doubled as I am also married to a reader who puts my reading efforts in the shade and loves going on reading binges when he cannot get enough of a single author… We try very hard to resort to our Kindle, but still spend too much on books and have a house crammed to the rafters!
Ow.. Haha!! I can't even imagine how that's like. A husband who also loves books, and reads even more as you? I can imagine your house is packed. You must have your very own library! Awesome! 😉
EBooks are definitely a great way to save some money. And although I really love them.. I still think real books are the best and I can't resist buying them! 😀
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