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Frugal Fridays


Today I thought I'd share one of my favorite frugal things. Most of you probably already know how wonderful and FREE libraries are--and they are! But have you ever checked out their bookstore? Even though we live in a relatively small town, we do have a wonderful new library. Inside they have this great little treasure trove of a bookstore (granted, I LOVE used bookstores anyway--I think it's that musty old smell or something). My favorite thing about the library's bookstore though is their magazine section. I'm something of a magazine junkie and I get to feeling guilty about spending too much $$ on them. So when I discovered that I can buy older issues of favorite magazines for .25 at the library store, I was hooked! And you can even donate all of your old ones to them when you're finished, so it's a great recycling program, too.
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Unknown said…
I never thought of checking out the library. They do have a great selection at the thrift stores. I buy them for the recipes and they are usually 10 cents.
February 8, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Amy said…
Really great tip! My library doesn't do this but instead bundles them 6 months or 1 year at a time and sales them so I can do the same thing at the semi-annual sale.
February 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Mrs. U said…
Wow!! I need to check with my library about this! I had no idea that this happened. Sure does beat paying for subscriptions!

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Mrs. U
February 8, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Kari said…
Wow! I'm falling down on the job here. =) That's what you get for telling me about the OWOH love train. haha All my bloggy time has been on there lately.
February 13, 2008 at 2:28 PM
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