Baby Step #2 was all about selling off unwanted books. Daniel and I have 3 full sized book cases and 2 small ones that have all been packed with books. I recently got rid of some, but we needed to empty the 2 smaller book cases entirely to make room for the new baby's furniture.
So, yesterday, we buckled down and cleared out the books we will never read again. We trucked on over to Half Price Books, hoping to earn some meager cash for our collection. We wagered the amount they would give us for 3 boxes filled with books. Daniel said $9 and I said $18.63. Our hope was to earn enough to pay for admission to the art museum. In our quest for fiscal responsibility, we are attempting to pull off dates for less than $10. We wandered around the store for about 10 minutes, and they paged us. She handed me the offer, and it said $58! I was so stunned! It turns out, 2 of the books were some of Daniel's architectural text books that are still widely used. We got close to $20 each for them. So, instead of just the admission for the Samurai exhibit (which was half price!), we had dinner and ice cream, and still have $21 left over.
Now, every physical book we own could fit onto our 2 nice book cases in the living room. We had a wonderful date with his brother and sister-in-law with more money left than we even hoped to receive in the first place! And to top it all off, we are kid free until this evening. Baby Step #2 was an unrivaled success!
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