Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to buy more books.

In a time when it's challenging to create new adventures or to meet new people,

books are one of the best bets for discovering new ideas and spending time wisely.

Now, I know this episode might seem a wee bit self-serving.

I have written several books and so of course I'd like to expand the book buying market.

But I'm writing this episode as much for me as for anyone.

Long time listeners know that I am chronically cheap.

We could use a nice word like Frugal, but I'm trying to be honest here.

It has taken me a long time to convince myself. like Frugal, but I'm trying to be honest here.

It has taken me a long time to convince myself

that buying books is a good investment.

For starters, on a dollar per hour basis,

books are an incredibly cheap form of entertainment. If you pay

$20 for a book that takes you four hours to read, well that is $5 an hour. Of course

it's not as cheap as, say, free social media sites.

But I think a lot of us feel like our lives would be better

if we spent less time on social media.

Reading can fill all those bits of time that we tend to use for online perusing.

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