Libraries, your Frugal Friend
Given I am an unpublished author (well not really an author, but a writer), here is a great tip for you folks who want to READ and LEARN about Financial things:
Pretty simple. Here in Ottawa the one thing that amalgamation did do is create a large very well stocked Library (click on Go To Your Library to see their web site).
I take out Music CD’s, DVD’s, VHS Videos, and most importantly books. Pretty much any and all books I might mention here in this blog, I have taken out of the library (I can’t afford to BUY books, but I can afford to take them out, read them, and maybe jot down in a notebook the parts which I agree with, or think are a good idea).
Usually your local library membership is FREE (in Ottawa it is), and most are relatively cheap, and you get your money’s worth very quickly. In fact DONATE to your library to keep them up and running (heck, even Volunteer, they are usually looking for those too). Libraries are great resources for the CHEAP and FRUGAL!
Let me leave you with a Simpson point of view on the Library:
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May 6th, 2005 at 7:30 am
Very sound advice Big Cajun Man! If you head over to a book store, your wallet gets drained like a gas-tank in a bad neighborhood.
Then you have to store the books, take care of them - and how many do you actually read more than once, other than some of the classics? They will end up in yard-sales sold for 1/10th the original price, if you’re lucky!
Cheers,
May 6th, 2005 at 11:03 am
Ottawa libraries are a great resource. I really like to get DVDs from them. A lot of old movies you can’t even get at the local BlockBuster.
Canadian Capitalist
May 6th, 2005 at 4:48 pm
Amen to that. I can’t believe the amount of good money that is wasted simply because people don’t use the library!
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March 25th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Most Canadians don’t realize that their local taxes have already paid for library usage. If you have paid for it you should put it to use.
March 25th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Absolutely, the amount of information and books on CD I get from the Ottawa Public Library is significant compared to the pittance it costs to run this system.
Why don’t more people use it?
March 26th, 2008 at 6:17 am
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