Last month I held a book swap here at the house. What you see on the table is just what I had here, some from a previous swap, mostly from my stash that i am tryin to dwindle down. The thought behind these book swaps is that once I read a book I am usually done with it and wouldn't it be much cheaper to swap books with someone else, not having to go buy something new. Granted I usually go to the thrift shop here on base and buy them for very cheap, but this is also a fun way to meet new people. After the swap was over, I boxed up the rest that were left and donated them to one of the middle schools here on base, they were doing a book drive so that they could have a fundraiser later on (a book sale). Helped me out, I was able to let those who wanted to come and get new books do so, was able to get books out of the house that I don't need and was able to help out a local school. YES!!!! So if you love to read, maybe think about putting together a bookswap with some family and friends and see what you can save just from this little act. ( we also have a group on FB for when we don't have a swap going, if someone finishes a book and wants to get rid of it, we post it and the first person who asks for it gets it, we also have lists of ebooks that people can share or post free kindle/ebooks for others to know about)
My cat of course had to help me, I swear everytime I have a box or open container I find him in it. He cracks me up.
Last month I held a book swap here at the house. What you see on the table is just what I had here, some from a previous swap, mostly from my stash that i am tryin to dwindle down. The thought behind these book swaps is that once I read a book I am usually done with it and wouldn't it be much cheaper to swap books with someone else, not having to go buy something new. Granted I usually go to the thrift shop here on base and buy them for very cheap, but this is also a fun way to meet new people. After the swap was over, I boxed up the rest that were left and donated them to one of the middle schools here on base, they were doing a book drive so that they could have a fundraiser later on (a book sale). Helped me out, I was able to let those who wanted to come and get new books do so, was able to get books out of the house that I don't need and was able to help out a local school. YES!!!! So if you love to read, maybe think about putting together a bookswap with some family and friends and see what you can save just from this little act. ( we also have a group on FB for when we don't have a swap going, if someone finishes a book and wants to get rid of it, we post it and the first person who asks for it gets it, we also have lists of ebooks that people can share or post free kindle/ebooks for others to know about)
My cat of course had to help me, I swear everytime I have a box or open container I find him in it. He cracks me up. 
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