Can't purchase without finishing..

[Neko]

Sooo, I'm trying something a bit different this year..I'm not entirely sure if it'll work but whatever,hey?

My plan is this...To be able to purchase a new book I have to finish off a book I already own be it on the Kindle or on my shelf. However, I'm giving myself a little "bonus" to help kick things off...I'm allowed to purchase 5 books of my choosing without needing to finish 5 old books.

I will also give myself the goal of reading 50 books in the year so that'll help with some guidance too.

[Susan]

Hmm... are you going to make exceptions for sales and special offers? What about "buy two, get one free" deals? Or "free shipping for a limited time"?

Now you can tell what my weaknesses are!

[Neko]

Hahaha...Susan I didn't even think of those things!! Except when all my "wish list" books on my Kindle went dirt cheap.

But you do bring up a good point tho!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! Good luck Laura;)

[Leonie]

Laura wrote: "Sooo, I'm trying something a bit different this year..I'm not entirely sure if it'll work but whatever,hey?

My plan is this...To be able to purchase a new book I have to finish off a book I alread..."

Wow - a self control challenge! Good luck ;)

[Anna]

Good luck :) I should probably do this too. My partner is constantly asking "What did you buy on Amazon now?!" when he looks at the credit card transactions :p

[Neko]

Thank you ladies :)

Haha i should of titled it "Self Control Challenge for 2016"

[Neko]

Anna quickly get a different cc to hide all the book purchases!! ;) lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Anna wrote: "Good luck :) I should probably do this too. My partner is constantly asking "What did you buy on Amazon now?!" when he looks at the credit card transactions :p"

You know if you buy yourself a gift card at Amazon, it just reduces that as you buy, plus you don't pay any international fees on your credit card...took me a long time (too long) to learn that, but that's what I do now:)

[Neko]

28 Degree CC has no international fees..it's what i use online n when traveling..it great...worth it i think if you shop internationally alot :)

[Carolyn]

Laura wrote: "Sooo, I'm trying something a bit different this year..I'm not entirely sure if it'll work but whatever,hey?

My plan is this...To be able to purchase a new book I have to finish off a book I alread..."

Wow, good luck with that Laura! It's a really good goal but will take a lot of will power :)

[Neko]

Thanks :) Atleast I gave a bonus of 5 books to purchase at my will!! Lol

Kinda doing the same with my gaming purchases...I actually took a massive break from gaming...Nothing has piled on top of what i already own...but i figure i need to polish some of those older games off...So, I've finished about 5 or 6 games since pucking up the controller again in Dec.

[Neko]

picking not pucking..lolol! And that wasn't an auto correct either XDD

[Sharon]

Good luck Laura :)

[Neko]

Thanks Sharon :)

[Neko]

Okay so I noticed a sale on the US Amazon and it had one of my books for only $3ish so I HAD to purchase it ($6 saving).

1/5 (Bonus books)

[Neko]

1) Fintan Fedora: The World's Worst Explorer
Now 49 to go!

[Neko]

2) Morning Glories, Vol. 7: HonorsMorning Glories #7

[Neko]

3)Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes

[Neko]

4) Mill Girl: A Victorian Girl's Diary, 1842-1843
This is in a series but don't need to be read in any order..It's historically acute but done in a fun way..Looking through the eyes of a girl who works at a cotton factory between the age of 13/14.

[Anna]

doing well :)

[Neko]

Thanks Anna :)

[Neko]

5) Battle of Britain: A Second World War Spitfire Pilot, 1939-1941- Chris Priestley

[Neko]

Since finishing 5 books I've actually purchased some books..Ones I don't want to go towards my Bonus books....However, I can't purchase anymore books without finishing MORE or they HAVE to go into my Bonus books.

I recently picked up LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia, LEGO NINJAGO Brickmaster (but mine is the updated version), LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History, Frog Music and Ethan Grout

So, yeah....Not entirely killing my TBR by buying more but with two books on the go I'm still making some sort of inroads.

[Neko]

6) She's My Ride Home

[Neko]

7) Grandpa And Thomas And The Green Umbrella

Technically I don't own this book...I read it at work...But I'm also using this for the 50 book challenge so it's going here as well.

And due to the condition of the LEGO Minifigure book I had to send that back....So my latest purchase Australia's Most Murderous Prison: Behind the Walls of Goulburn Jail doesn't count towards the bonus book...I should have another book finished before the LEGO book comes back to me.

[Neko]

8) Out of the Box: The crazy true story of the Australian champion athlete who posted himself home, became a drug smuggler and found himself on death row in a Sri Lankan prison

Bloomin long title!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! That title is crazy!

[Neko]

9) Wonder

[Neko]

10) Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
Not as good as Wonder but still enjoyable..Quick easy read :)

[Neko]

11) Spot Goes to the Beach
Heh..A work read but again it's going toward my 50 read for the year goal. I should be able to list this multiple times as I've probably read it 10 plus times already since last week!! Lol

[Neko]

12) Spot Goes to School
Another work read :P Didn't really make any effort to read this weekend..Maybe next weekend or hopefully during the week unless I come home dead tired as per usual..lol

[Neko]

13) Bloody Tower: A Tudor Girl's Diary, 1553-1559

[Neko]

14) Etiquette & Espionage

[Neko]

15) Killing Floor

[Neko]

16) Spot Goes to the Farm
17) Lulu's Holiday
18) Who's Making That Noise?
19) Maisy's Pool
20) Spot's Baby Sister

[Neko]

21) The Girl Who Played with Fire
22) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
23) The Girl in the Spider's Web

[Neko]

24) My Seinfeld Year

[Neko]

25) Gotcha How Australia's Baddest Crooks Copped Their Right Whack

[Neko]

26) The Man Who Loved Boxes

[Neko]

27) The Incredible Book Eating Boy
28) How to Catch a Star
29) The Way Back Home

[Neko]

30) This Moose Belongs to Me

YAY! 30 books done :D Few more if I could remember the names of them (more children's book tho so I don't mind if I leave them off).

[Neko]

31) The Red Beast: Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger's Syndrome
32) The Disappointment Dragon: Learning to cope with disappointment
33) The Panicosaurus: Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome