The more I think about it...
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
January 12, 2020 11:06am CST
Last year, at about this time, I got rid of Kindle Unlimited. I wanted to read more of the books on my shelf. I did do some of that, and even got a few more books. However, I missed a lot of good books that were / are available on the kindle unlimted program.
Lately I've seen lots of sponsored posts on facebook about books that are on the KU program. It makes me want to get KU again. I know I can get a 12 month plan for around $80 or a monthly plan for around $9.99.
I am thinking about doing the 12 month plan, but I won't be able to afford it yet...
Others watch lots of television, I read lots of books.
Do you get rid of expenses at the beginning of the new year? It's a good practice. I did that the past few years but this year I had no expenses to get rid of.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
13 Jan 20
We dont have anything to get rid of. Least not anything we cant pay for.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Jan 20
I didn't have anything to get rid of either, so I decided this year I'd try to pay more towards some of my bills..
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Jan 20
@Courtlynn Here's hoping! That's why I will be on mylot a lot more. My aim to pay my phone bill for several months in advance.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
13 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum thats great. I hope you can do that
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I used to be the same way, but to be honest I'll read both types. I couldn't do without physical books, but I've found so many authors who do not do physical books that I love.
@snowy22315 (208890)
• United States
12 Jan 20
No, I didn't...I don't have many expernses that are discretionary. Why don't you try what I did, sign up for the free trial of Kindle Unlimited and then when you go to cancel they will probably try to woo you back with a swet deal like they gave me. I don't read that much though...so I am quite sure I will be cancelling at the end of the 3 months.
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@snowy22315 (208890)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Give it a whirl..or you could try to have a friend get it in their name or something..with the agreement you would be responsible for costs incurred.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@snowy22315 That's a good idea.. I might see if I can get my friend to do it, but I'll first see if I can get a free trial...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I can try that, but since I've had kindle unlimted before, I am not sure if they'll let me do the free trial.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Wow That is awesome. Did you finish your library book
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@Tina30219 Not yet, but I will tonight before it's due. I am going to eat dinner and then go and read the rest of it.
I am excited to see what will happen.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
Ah okay. Guess what I got? I went ahead and got KU because they were offering it for 99 cents per month for the first three months.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
The expenses I have now are a must as well. However, I had subscribed to several subscription boxes that I decided to get rid of, and then there was also subscription channels I did the same for. It helped a lot with my budget. This year, however, I didn't have anything to get rid of.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Jan 20
It's my favorite form of entertainment... I do notice that my language (the words I use) improves when I read a lot. I guess because I read a lot of historical fiction.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Jan 20
@Nevena83 No, they don't. I tried to get my niece and nephew into reading but they wouldn't do it.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
13 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum That's really good. The current children do very little to read books.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
12 Jan 20
I always budget my expenses not to exceed beyond what I can afford. I just enjoy life to the fullest 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
It's good to keep expenses low but to have some money for fun from time to time.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
12 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes that`s true. We need to enjoy especially when you have extra money to spend for a little fun or to whatever makes you happy
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@m_audrey6788 Yes, exactly.
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@tammys85 (31415)
• Baltimore, Maryland
14 Jan 20
I haven't really gotten rid of anything per say. I decided a few months ago to unsubscribe from the WWE Network (pro-wrestling) during the months I don't want to watch their PPVs, and then resubscribe when I do want to watch it. There is more content on it, but I really only have it for the monthly PPVs.
I unsubscribed in December, and I'll be resubscribing in a week or two for their January event, and then unsubscribing for Feb. and March. It's only $9.99 a month, but it adds up, and sometimes I don't feel like spending my Sunday evening watching their PPVs. That's when I'm focused on other things, like preparing for the writing week. I figure if I mainly get it for the four bigger PPVs, I'm saving about $80 per year.
I hope you're able to get Kindle Unlimited again soon! There's nothing wrong with reading a lot of books. :)
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
12 Jan 20
Yes get the cheapest you possibly can. Because I know you are saving for the cruise.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Oh yes that is a good idea.
Yeah about the cruise
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I found a deal for 99 cents a month for the first three months. I am going with that for now. I may do what Snowy suggested which is to cancel, and they may offer me a better deal just to keep me.. If that doesn't work, I'll just do the $80 for the year.
Yes, I am excited about the cruise. I need to talk to my friends about it more seriously. I know that it's something they want to do, but I need to start a payment plan with carnival cruises for the exact same thing they'll be doing. I'd be terrified if I ended up booking a different cruise!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Jan 20
@RebeccasFarm Yes, definitely wouldn't undertake such a thing without my friends. You know I am an introvert and socially awkward at the best of time. I'd need them to be there as my security blanket so to speak.
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@Marilynda1225 (91076)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I'm looking to chop my cable bill since it just went up again
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I can suggest Sling TV as a somewhat good cable cutting alternative. There are a lot of others out there... One guy mentioned one here a couple of months ago that was around $12 a month I think.
Sling is $50.00 for a good package though, and if you watch sports it's not a good fit....
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
12 Jan 20
We got rid of Amazon Prime because we didn't use it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Jan 20
I did that a few years ago myself. I used amazon prime video the most, but most of what I was watching were things I had already bought, so no need for me to have it.
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