I Read, For Cheap

I love the library, it's great for what it does. However, I am a person that likes to own books. I would have a house filled with books if I could. I plan to "extreme coupon" my way to some new books this weekend, and you can too.

Clearance at Books-A-Million is the way to go...

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Or this site, which sells clearance as well as scratch and dent books that I have found to not really be all that scratched or dented...

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If you don't have much time, or have a crappy attention span, consider book summaries. These are the best deal of all because they are free...

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Extreme Couponing

I admit I was intrigued by the TLC show Extreme Couponing (http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/extreme-couponing). I wondered if what they were doing could really work. I assume they weren't making it up, and therefore it could. What the show lacks though, is details. Yes, I get that you need lots of coupons to make it happen, and I get that it takes planning, but really - aren't there limits in place? You mean to tell me that you really had 100 coupons for Degree deodorant, and the store let you use all 100 at the same time? I missed the latest edition which aired last Wednesday. Maybe it gave more details?

While I will never reach the "super couponer" level, I did try using some for the first time in my life a few weeks ago. I didn't come out stockpiled for years to come, but did save about $15 on things we use anyway. That is $15 I can spend on fun stuff, instead of food. So yay for that.

Oh, and I did use internet printed coupons. Unlike the Sunday paper, you get to choose only the ones you want or need. You can get your own here: Access over $100 in printable grocery coupons.

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Free Time

The hardest thing in having free time is deciding what to do next. Working online provides almost too many opportunities. Being an infamous multi-tasker, I wander from writing articles, to marketing, to eBay, to sports memorabilia sales, and so on and so on. Wondering all the time if I should be doing more of one, and less of the others.

But is this possible for a person that gets bored easily, and likes to do it all? My Associated Content articles are the perfect example of my ADD: Associated Content. Jumping from topic to topic, based on what I am interested in at the moment. Financially, I think it would be to my benefit to stick with one or two things, and focus on doing them well. But what if I miss something?

On the infinite internet there is lots that can be missed. That knowledge alone will most likely keep me wasting more time, and making less money. I can only hope that when I do stumble on that one method that is so much fun, and at the same time so profitable, I will clearly know it.

Yesterday...

...was Mrs. Leslie's birthday. It was a low key day - the way she likes it. I, however, want all the bells and whistles when my birthday rolls around.

It's still many months away, but if you should need gift ideas..anything to do with beer will be nice.