Bookstores are my crack.

We stopped on our way to  a Christmas get together tonight so I could buy a Secret Santa gift for a coworker.  One of the items on his list was Science Fiction.  I' m big fan of Science Fiction and decided to buy a book by one of my favourite authors right now (Richard Morgan), because I think he'll really enjoy it too.  So I'm wandering through the SF/F section of Chapters and I keep seeing books that I really want to read.

Now I've got $20 in my pocket of mad money.  I can spend it any way I want.  So after half an hour I've got 3 books in my hands.  One for the gift and two for me.  Oh, and I've got the author and title for 3 other books that I will look for at the library.  And I start thinking...

One of the books is by Neal Asher who is a great writer and I love his stuff.  Try to buy all of his books, but the other one... good author, enjoy his stuff, but is it worth the money?  Will I be stoked about buying the book after I finish reading it?  Probably not, so after dithering, I put it back on the shelf.  Then I put the other book back too, it's a lot easier after putting the first book back.

I'll see about getting these two books from the library as well.  I'll enjoy reading them just as much as if I had bought them, and I'll still have the $20.  If I can't find them at the library, I'll check the local used book stores for the Neal Asher book.  

Bookstores are a weakness for me.  I used to go in once every few months and spend $50 - $ 100.  I didn't do it too often and I deserved it, right?  

These days, I try to stay out of bookstores.  If I go in, I try hard not to give in to spending money.  

Paying off our debts means making choices every day and choosing not to spend money.

Good luck with your choices!