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Reading as a cheap hobby

MrsStepford · 2024-03-08 12:48:14

Reading needn't cost anything if you live within walking distance of a library or get a free bus pass. Libraries often put on free activities for children, too. If you're lucky, your local library will be warm and have some cosy armchairs. Some libraries will allow laptops so that students can work on projects and…

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PipneyJane Posts: 4,947 Forumite

21 February at 1:14PM
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81887213#Comment_81887213

Ditto @DigForVictory. What I love about Mary Stewart’s heroines are that they all stand on their own two feet and pay their own way in the world. (The feminism is implicit not explicit.)
I’m currently re-reading “This Rough Magic” and love every word of it. I’ve promised myself again that one day, I’ll get to Corfu.
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