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Here's a new tip for the day: Use your public library!
You pay for it anyway, usually through property taxes. You might as well get something out of it. Instead of buying books and then having to store them at your house and move them when you relocate, just borrow them from the library. Obviously, there are some books that you like to have around for reference, like cookbooks and such. But even there, check out 2-3 at a time, find the one you like and then buy that to keep. Or oftentimes, I find one or two recipes that I really like in the whole book. Start your own favorite recipe book in a binder based on recipes you have written down from various cookbooks, etc. The cookbook idea is just an example, but it gets the point across.
Most libraries now will even allow you to log on online and queue up some books on reserve. This works well for recently published books, best-sellers, or those that are only held at one branch. My library allows me to stipulate the branch where I want to pick up the book, then they email me when it is on reserve for me to pick up. Start out with a list of what books you would like to pick up and check out your libraries online catalog. Plan to stop there when you are out for other errands or dinner. Reserve or request the books that are not at your local branch. And don't limit yourself to just books, many libraries will have collections of CDs, movies (even on DVD), and books on tape (or CD) which can be great if you spend a lot of time in your car.
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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
- Albert Einstein
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