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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
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    Wow @jwil, I should be over 80 at year end and I thought that was good. How do you find time to work? 
    I'm a fairly quick reader and read for hours in the evening.  I also often read on my lunchbreaks.  Some of those books will have been short ones which only take an hour or two to finish as well.  I always carry a book with me and will dip in if I have to wait while I'm out and about.  Basically, if I'm not doing anything else, I'm reading!
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  • elbree
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    I love the idea of this but would cost me a fortune! I was given Kindle Unlimited for Easter (it runs out in Jan) so it has been a point of honour to get my monies worth, I've certainly read hundreds 🤣. I've got a series to finish by the 5th. I will not let them beat me! 💪
  • beanielou
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    I read a lot but do not keep a note of how many.
    Life without books is like the idea of life without a furry friend.
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  • Sun_Addict
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    I keep a spreadsheet of books I’ve read with a brief synopsis and score out of 10. I only get through around one a week though, I like to savour them. Have over 100 on my bookshelves waiting to be read plus a few on my Kindle app. I shouldn’t buy any more for a while really 😆
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  • I keep a spreadsheet of books I’ve read with a brief synopsis and score out of 10. I only get through around one a week though, I like to savour them. Have over 100 on my bookshelves waiting to be read plus a few on my Kindle app. I shouldn’t buy any more for a while really 😆
    I have a ‘witches spell book’ notebook I write mine in. I note which are re-reads and star the ones I love. I also have loads waiting to read and keep getting more 😁
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  • i love reading but you are all way ahead of me in the amount you read!  I belong to 2 book groups so that requires me to read 2 books a month plus i sometimes manage a couple of other books if i'm lucky!

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  • beanielou said:
    I read a lot but do not keep a note of how many.
    Life without books is like the idea of life without a furry friend.
    So true! 
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • @jwil I carry a book or my kindle everywhere! You never know when you’ll get a spare minute. 
    @elbree you can do it!
    @Deni_debt-free_dreamer a book club would be hard work for me, I struggle with anything I haven’t selected myself.
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • I am going to do a proper budget today for January; I'm going to do Veganuary 

    You should check out the Vegan 22 day Challenge! Free recipes, registered dieticians and a free personal mentor on Facebook to help you go Vegan for a month. The link is: https://www.challenge22.com/challenge22; Good luck!


  • carolbee
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    Happy New Year, as I’m off to a no wifi place in the hills to be a bit cooler! Yes I bet you wish you could come! 😀
    Carolbee
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