one of my favorite past-times is to browse Barnes and Noble or Borders for a couple of hours, then get a drink, then go back to browsing.  my browsing consists of reading every book jacket of practically every book they have on the tables as you enter the store.  usually i end up leaving with a purchase or two. 

i always forget that i can do the same at my local library.  (except for the drink) and i can leave the library with a rental or two or three at no cost to me!  that's right, no money coming out of the wallet. 

so this is exactly what i did last sunday.  i went to the romeoville library and walked each isle, looking at all the books.  i left with three books.  me being cheap = a cost savings of $50 (and probably more since i would have used my credit card, therefore would pay interest on those three books, which in the end would probably cost something crazy like $532)

(as i type this i realized my tax dollars are going to the library, so technically its not free.  i better make use of the library to get my moneys worth!)