McIntyre went over her checkbook carefully and realized she was buying 10
books every month. A lifelong reader, she couldn’t wait to rush out and snap up
a new release. “It was a $400-a-year habit,” she says. The worst part was, many
of the books didn’t live up to the reviews and McIntyre gave them away. Now she
gets the latest bestsellers from the local library. “Reading them a little later doesn’t
spoil the story,” she concludes