Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 months agoA friend of mine shared this receipt from her local library which shows how much money she's saved by using it.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down12
arrow-up1436arrow-down1imageA friend of mine shared this receipt from her local library which shows how much money she's saved by using it.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareInquisitiveApathy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYeah that’s definitely where that amount is coming from if it’s been well over a decade. Books are actually really fricken expensive!
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoEspecially children’s books in terms of a per-page ratio. You check out 10 children’s books, because your kid will get through them all in a few days, that could be $200 worth of books.
minus-squareInquisitiveApathy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWith children’s books most of the page count will be in illustrations. You’ll go through them very quickly.
Yeah that’s definitely where that amount is coming from if it’s been well over a decade. Books are actually really fricken expensive!
Especially children’s books in terms of a per-page ratio. You check out 10 children’s books, because your kid will get through them all in a few days, that could be $200 worth of books.
With children’s books most of the page count will be in illustrations. You’ll go through them very quickly.