Haha this was too funny! I agree about the weirdness of surprise house guests. I love the pb&j idea! Very classy probably need to put the pinkie out for that one. I've never tried making pizzas on ritz crackers but I have done it with English muffins!
I buy all my books online through Amazon! But this week I had to run to barnes and noble to get a book I needed in a quick pinch. But I had a gift card :)
Generally, the few books I do buy end up being cookbooks, craft books, things I want to have and be able to write it. I pick them up wherever I can get the best price online (half.com, Amazon zShops, etc.). Otherwise, I hardly ever buy books anymore, I usually just borrow from the public library, or from friends.
I was never a big bookbuyer in the sense that I'd walk into a Borders, pick out a new title, and buy it. I used to go the Amazon route until I walked into my first used bookstore. Now, whenever a book looks interesting, I first look for it at my library and read it. If I like it, I'll try to find it on PaperBackSwap. If it's not there, then I'll trawl the local used bookstores and purchase it from them if they have it. Otherwise, I wait.
Well, it's true that 100 ounces of gold could buy you a house. But it makes a big difference when you're trying to make the deal.
Right now, 100 ounces of gold will buy you a $161,600 house. Kinda tight if you live in New York or Los Angeles, but a perfectly adequate house if you live where I do. In 2001, on the other hand, 100 ounces would have bought you a $27,100 house. Now, I was actually shopping for houses in 2001, so I can tell you that you'd have to be pretty desperate before you'd consider even squatting in a $27,100 house, let along buying one.
And that's a good example of my central point. When freshly mined gold is entering the economy at a rate that roughly matches growth in the economy, a gold standard works pretty well. But when gold enters the economy faster than that, you can get inflation that's just as high (and just as harmful) as the US inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Perhaps worse, when gold enters the economy slower than that, you can get the kind of long, grinding deflation that ruins lives and brings down governments.
I am terrible at getting books back to the library on time so I prefer to own the book if possible. I have purchased books that are on the sale shelf at the library for $1, gotten a box of them from my Freecycle group or found some good ones at a garage sale. When there's something specific I want to read, possibly even good enough I want to keep a copy, I buy it at Amazon.com. That's also where I order books for my grandchildren. We especially like children's books in Spanish as the children are learning Spanish as their first language. Amazon does a great job of carrying a wide array of such books.
I must admit that I'm unfrugal about my reading books: I buy them on Amazon.com, usually from their 4-for-3 list. I take so long to read a book that I'd have to renew a library book several times to finish, and our library doesn't carry most of the books I want to read. And the Amazon.com reviews make finding an interesting book so easy.
I opt to get books from the "free store" as I can checkout both actual books and eBooks from my library. It's taught me patience in waiting for popular books, and has expanded my selection of books (when books I want are not available, I still check something out...). I occasionally will buy books from amazon, but typically only if they are on sale, and I frequently "buy" the books that are free (not the classics, but the newer books that rotate in/out). :-)
I use paperbackswap.com the most. If I can't find it there (or I think the waitlist for it is too long) I will buy it from Amazon.com. I recently discovered that Goodreads also has a swapping feature, so I may start using that, too! :)
I LOVE WISEBREAD! read them everyday!
I peruse Amazon.com all the time, read NYT and other reviews - any book site I can find online or otherwise.
Keep rack on GoodReads.
LOVE LOVE LOVE BOOKS - AND owning them !!
~Mad(elyn) Magruder in Alabama
While feefighters does represent a great option for small business owners who are overwhelmed with the process. There really is no substitute, if you are looking to get the lowest price possible, for having a 1 to 1 conversation with an experience sales representative who can tailor an account to your business. Quite simply there is no way with a few simple questions that any algorithm can fully and effectively figure out which method of processing (interchange or tiered) works best, or which type of credit card your business most often sees. Again for many small business owners this is a quick an easy way to get a solid quote, but it is misleading to think that a merchant working through FeeFighters will get the lowest price possible for their transactions.
When I went to feedfilter.com, it looks like one of those placeholder webpages with lots of advertisements and links to catch the attention of search engines.
I rarely buy books. The last ones I got were courtesy of Wise Bread's gift certificate from Amazon. ;-) They were paper copies. Usually I borrow audio books from the Library of Congress' service for the blind and/or physically handicapped.
I rarely buy a book new. I typically use the library or PaperBackSwap.com to get books. If I really want to own a particular book and can't find it from one of those two places, I usually buy it from Amazon.
For most of my books (mostly anthologies <--English major), the campus bookstore had the best prices. The important part was not selling them back to that bookstore. Reselling online gave much better prices than the buy back. For one novel, they charged me $7 or $8 to buy but were only going to give me $1 back! Even half.com gave me a better price than that.
I like to cover many areas, except e-books! I go to bookstores and the library and occasionally order from Amazon. For me it depends on how quickly I need the book and what it is for. If I know what I want and have time, I use the internet. If I just want to wander and find something I hit the bookstore or library. I personally have not gone digital yet as I love a good old paper book!
My default is to go to the library, but that's mostly becuase, given free reign, I'd spend all my money in book stores. I try to only buy books that I've read and know I'll either want to re-read, reference, or share with others.
I love to wander around physical book stores (used or regular) although I do buy about half of my books on Amazon.com. I have a kindle, but I don't often buy books for it. I use it primarily for the public domain books (Sherlock Holmes!) that I can get.
I mostly borrow books from the library or buy from their book sale (50 cents for hardcover, 25 for paperback). On occasion I will purchase a book usually online and hardcover for book club if an author is going to present so I can have the book signed.
Haha this was too funny! I agree about the weirdness of surprise house guests. I love the pb&j idea! Very classy probably need to put the pinkie out for that one. I've never tried making pizzas on ritz crackers but I have done it with English muffins!
I buy all my books online through Amazon! But this week I had to run to barnes and noble to get a book I needed in a quick pinch. But I had a gift card :)
Generally, the few books I do buy end up being cookbooks, craft books, things I want to have and be able to write it. I pick them up wherever I can get the best price online (half.com, Amazon zShops, etc.). Otherwise, I hardly ever buy books anymore, I usually just borrow from the public library, or from friends.
I buy books from Amazon.com. Best prices and free shipping!
I like to buy books online at Amazon or buy used books from half price stores or thrift stores!
I was never a big bookbuyer in the sense that I'd walk into a Borders, pick out a new title, and buy it. I used to go the Amazon route until I walked into my first used bookstore. Now, whenever a book looks interesting, I first look for it at my library and read it. If I like it, I'll try to find it on PaperBackSwap. If it's not there, then I'll trawl the local used bookstores and purchase it from them if they have it. Otherwise, I wait.
Though I hate the word "tweet" that's what I did!
http://twitter.com/#!/Felisa_L/status/95916196003717121
Well, it's true that 100 ounces of gold could buy you a house. But it makes a big difference when you're trying to make the deal.
Right now, 100 ounces of gold will buy you a $161,600 house. Kinda tight if you live in New York or Los Angeles, but a perfectly adequate house if you live where I do. In 2001, on the other hand, 100 ounces would have bought you a $27,100 house. Now, I was actually shopping for houses in 2001, so I can tell you that you'd have to be pretty desperate before you'd consider even squatting in a $27,100 house, let along buying one.
And that's a good example of my central point. When freshly mined gold is entering the economy at a rate that roughly matches growth in the economy, a gold standard works pretty well. But when gold enters the economy faster than that, you can get inflation that's just as high (and just as harmful) as the US inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Perhaps worse, when gold enters the economy slower than that, you can get the kind of long, grinding deflation that ruins lives and brings down governments.
I am terrible at getting books back to the library on time so I prefer to own the book if possible. I have purchased books that are on the sale shelf at the library for $1, gotten a box of them from my Freecycle group or found some good ones at a garage sale. When there's something specific I want to read, possibly even good enough I want to keep a copy, I buy it at Amazon.com. That's also where I order books for my grandchildren. We especially like children's books in Spanish as the children are learning Spanish as their first language. Amazon does a great job of carrying a wide array of such books.
I must admit that I'm unfrugal about my reading books: I buy them on Amazon.com, usually from their 4-for-3 list. I take so long to read a book that I'd have to renew a library book several times to finish, and our library doesn't carry most of the books I want to read. And the Amazon.com reviews make finding an interesting book so easy.
I opt to get books from the "free store" as I can checkout both actual books and eBooks from my library. It's taught me patience in waiting for popular books, and has expanded my selection of books (when books I want are not available, I still check something out...). I occasionally will buy books from amazon, but typically only if they are on sale, and I frequently "buy" the books that are free (not the classics, but the newer books that rotate in/out). :-)
I use paperbackswap.com the most. If I can't find it there (or I think the waitlist for it is too long) I will buy it from Amazon.com. I recently discovered that Goodreads also has a swapping feature, so I may start using that, too! :)
I LOVE WISEBREAD! read them everyday!
I peruse Amazon.com all the time, read NYT and other reviews - any book site I can find online or otherwise.
Keep rack on GoodReads.
LOVE LOVE LOVE BOOKS - AND owning them !!
~Mad(elyn) Magruder in Alabama
While feefighters does represent a great option for small business owners who are overwhelmed with the process. There really is no substitute, if you are looking to get the lowest price possible, for having a 1 to 1 conversation with an experience sales representative who can tailor an account to your business. Quite simply there is no way with a few simple questions that any algorithm can fully and effectively figure out which method of processing (interchange or tiered) works best, or which type of credit card your business most often sees. Again for many small business owners this is a quick an easy way to get a solid quote, but it is misleading to think that a merchant working through FeeFighters will get the lowest price possible for their transactions.
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I buy my books on Amazon for my Kindle!
When I went to feedfilter.com, it looks like one of those placeholder webpages with lots of advertisements and links to catch the attention of search engines.
I rarely buy books. The last ones I got were courtesy of Wise Bread's gift certificate from Amazon. ;-) They were paper copies. Usually I borrow audio books from the Library of Congress' service for the blind and/or physically handicapped.
I usually buy books on Amazon, since we don't have any more local bookstores in my area.
I also "Like" Wise Bread on Facebook.
I rarely buy a book new. I typically use the library or PaperBackSwap.com to get books. If I really want to own a particular book and can't find it from one of those two places, I usually buy it from Amazon.
For most of my books (mostly anthologies <--English major), the campus bookstore had the best prices. The important part was not selling them back to that bookstore. Reselling online gave much better prices than the buy back. For one novel, they charged me $7 or $8 to buy but were only going to give me $1 back! Even half.com gave me a better price than that.
I like to cover many areas, except e-books! I go to bookstores and the library and occasionally order from Amazon. For me it depends on how quickly I need the book and what it is for. If I know what I want and have time, I use the internet. If I just want to wander and find something I hit the bookstore or library. I personally have not gone digital yet as I love a good old paper book!
My default is to go to the library, but that's mostly becuase, given free reign, I'd spend all my money in book stores. I try to only buy books that I've read and know I'll either want to re-read, reference, or share with others.
I love to wander around physical book stores (used or regular) although I do buy about half of my books on Amazon.com. I have a kindle, but I don't often buy books for it. I use it primarily for the public domain books (Sherlock Holmes!) that I can get.
I mostly borrow books from the library or buy from their book sale (50 cents for hardcover, 25 for paperback). On occasion I will purchase a book usually online and hardcover for book club if an author is going to present so I can have the book signed.