Reading Up
Welcome August!
I went to the bookstore this weekend to pick up some books on PHP and CSS for this eventual move to WordPress.
I bought the books with debit card, and read them both this weekend. (Yes, along with Madame Bovary. They weren’t very large books.) I think only one is worth keeping since the second book is not a good one for me. I have a hard time being in a bookstore and deciding which technical books to buy. I frequently have to buy it, read through a hefty chunk of it, and then return it if it wasn’t what I wanted. I basically did that with both books and found that there is a different book I should get. I picked up the third book last night and paid the $5.00 + tax difference.
I don’t actually enjoy reading online all day. I prefer print media. It’s easier on my eyes, hence I like getting a newspaper and buying actual books.
I’m lucky on the book purchase. As an IT/developer, technical books can be written off my taxes since they help me with my job, and are not reimbursed by my company.
Lately, I’ve been a big fan of returning things if I find that I don’t need them. I realize it’s a second trip to the store, but sometimes the cost is very little if that means hanging out someplace after work while DC rush hour traffic dies down. Spend money here, but save it over there. I hope it nets out to a savings overall.
Blogging will be lighter over the next few weeks as I study up on technical things and try to get MFC flying somewhere else.
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