Wednesday, July 6, 2011

No Buy til 25 Challenge

I'm finding that my owned TBR seem to be growing rather than dwindling. Part of this is because of my getting books out of the library rather than reading my own books. But the other problem is that I continue to buy books that then just sit on the shelves rather than reading what I have before buying more. So I have issued a challenge to myself to try to make a dent in my TBR (owned) books. I must finish 25 of my own books before I can buy another one. Books that I receive for review do not count. Library books do not count. Books received through paperbackswap are allowed.

Let the countdown begin!

1. The Last Christian by David Gregory
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*Update: 8/14/11 - Gave up on; goal for doing this wasn't working.

4 comments:

Gina Hott said...

make it a challenge & I'll join you!

twiga92 said...

Sure! Go for it!

Stacy at Exceedingly Mundane said...

Great idea! I've caught up on a bunch on my TBR shelf, but still have a lot left sitting there. Mostly because since I got my Kindle, I don't enjoy reading "real" books as much. So, does this apply to buying books for your new Kindle too?! :)

twiga92 said...

yeah, I had this up before deciding to buy a Kindle. Jono and I have determined that I can buy books for my Kindle as long as they are less than $2 (or free). :-) I will probably just get mostly free ones for now anyway.