Thrifty in my 60's

I_Love_comps

I am planning on only buying 'needs' not wants.   I cannot go out and buy anything anyway, as I am recovering from a hip replacement.
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My need today is an insert for my footwear as plantar Fasciitis has returned.  I am not having to wear insoles in my footwear, since the op, as I used to walk with a limp. 

Insole cost £4.99 on amazon prime free delivery. I had £2.50 in my amazon account from doing amazon surveys, so that reduced the cost to half price.  

I_Love_comps

I have cancelled my subscription with amazon for my access to reading books.   It was going to cost me just over £9 a month .  I do not think I have ever paid the full amount for a month, as I signed up to offers.  When I can go out I will go the the cs, which sells books for 50p each and stock up with books.

CapricornLass

Just be careful, I_Love_Comps.  A lot of the charity shops round here don't sell books anymore - because quote people don't read any more end of quote.....  A library may be a better bet if you able to get to one easily.

I_Love_comps

CapricornLass said:

Just be careful, I_Love_Comps.  A lot of the charity shops round here don't sell books anymore - because quote people don't read any more end of quote.....  A library may be a better bet if you able to get to one easily.

Lots of charity shops around here sell books.

Slinky

CapricornLass said:

Just be careful, I_Love_Comps.  A lot of the charity shops round here don't sell books anymore - because quote people don't read any more end of quote.....  A library may be a better bet if you able to get to one easily.

All the ones in our town do, we even have an Oxfam Book Shop only selling books. National Trust properties are also good for cheap books, usually £1 a throw. The NT site where I volunteer took over £30K in book sales last year, so there's plenty of book reading going on amongst our visitors!

Brambling

for a few years pre lock down no one seemed to want books but i think people have come back from kindles etc back to a paper book our charity shops are always asking for books  however i have noticed that the prices have come down a bit from the £2.50 / £3.00 for a paperback which oxfam were charging at one stage.  Unfortunately no where in town sell them as cheaply as 50p.  I do prefer a proper book if reading before bed but i also download books.  TBH i think i have enough books that i won't need to buy any for a long while, not that it will stop me if i see something when killing time in a CS

Rosa_Damascena

I'm with you on the books! I added another 3 to my stash of over 1,000 for just £1 this afternoon.

Katiehound

and me? I'm a lucky bunny because a cs in a nearby town sells p/b books @ 40 pence each or... 3 for £1
At that price I can decide that maybe I won't read any further (if it is tedious/ boring ) and just donate to a different cs.

otb666

this reminded me that our library did a pick up and collect service in lockdown where they picked out the books for you.  I really enjoyed this and missed it when we went back to normal.  I use library a lot and always read before bedtime. I can renew online which takes the hassle out of it.

Brambling

My father was a reader and we all inherited the gene 🙂 now days they get pasted between my sisters and I which is another good way of 'finding' new authors