No Spending

Library Book I Currently Have Checked Out

My local branch of the library is quite smaller in what’s available off the shelf, but it’s interconnected all throughout my county in New Jersey so I am able to request books and have them shipped to me if need be.

I made a trip to the library the other day and now these are the library books I have in my possession.

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez. A short story by a Hispanic author #ShortStorySeptember #HispanicHeritageMonth
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu. A collection of short stories by an author I’ve wanted to try #ShortStorySeptember
What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena. An author I’ve read before, my son thought I would enjoy this one and I borrowed it in the large print edition.
The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith. I’ve had this one for awhile now, and I am almost done with it. It’s the large print edition as well.

2026, Another Zero Spending Year

I was looking over my reading stats since I started tracking them, and this will be my third year spending no money on books. While that sounds absolutely insane and not doable to most people, I assure you that it’s possible. I am not the type of person who HAS to read a book the second it’s published. I have been making use of my local library for most of all my reading needs, and just put myself on the wait list as books I want to read are coming out. I’ve also gotten a lot of newer reads with not a long wait time through Libby as well.

For those who care, or don’t believe that this is possible, my plan will be to share receipts of books I acquire this year when posting about the book.

Do you spend a lot of money on books in a year? Do you use your library at all?