It’s
that time of day again where I look at my bookshelves and freak out about how
many unread books I currently own. Rather than stressing myself out today and
not actually doing anything about it, I decided I’d write this post.
This
is my official evidence that I am on a book buying ban. I can’t go completely
cold turkey right now so I’ve set myself some rules/guidelines which I’m going
to share with you now.
One.
I cannot buy any standalone or first books in series. I can, however, buy sequels
on the condition that I have caught up with that particular series.
Two.
Any sequels purchased must be under $15.
Three.
No ordering any books online. Books for my course don’t count.
Four.
Stay on this book buying ban until March 2015, or until I’ve read fifty of the
books I currently own depending on whichever happens first.
So
that’s my book buying ban. I’m hoping that it works out, but we’ll see how much
strength I have when it comes to avoiding bookstores. Obviously, I’m going to
be borrowing books from the library and receiving some for Christmas but the
goal really is for me to stop spending so much money.
Are
any of you on book buying bans? Let me know what works or what doesn’t work for
you!
Thank
you for reading.
