Balancing the Book Budget June 2015
The RULES
- I can purchase up to $300 that I got in GC from Christmas/Birthday.
- I can use my audible credits
- If I buy extra credits or if I use “Add Professional Narration” that comes out of my GC amount
- I will track all my monthly reads through this post
Budget started with: $300
I need to explain that while my budget is $300–my goal is to stay under $150 for the year.
Starting Total for June: $265.59 left to spend and 33 Audible Credits
Books Purchased/Dollar Amounts:
- Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley – $4.32
- Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley- $4.32
- Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley (READ)- $4.32
- Running On Empty: An LCR Elite Novel by Christy Reece – $1.07
- A Success of His Own by Dianne Duvall (Tantor) – $4.99
- If You Got It then Haunt It by Rose Pressey (Audible) – $3.15
Total Purchased (# Added to the TBR): $43.77 / 10 Books added to the TBR
Audiobook Credits used:
- Spider’s Trap by Jennifer Estep (PRE-ORDER)
- All the Ways to Ruin A Rogue by Sophie Jordan (PRE-ORDER)
- When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (PRE-ORDER)
- Second Chance Summer: Cedar Ridge, Book 1 by Jill Shalvis (PRE-ORDER)
- Contractor: The Contractors, Book 1 by Andrew Ball (PRE-ORDER)
Credits Left (# Added to the TBR): 27 / 5 added to the TBR
Review Books (Physical, Audio, or Edelweiss):
- A Blood Seduction Book 1 in the Vamp City series (Tantor)
- A Kiss of Blood Book 2 in the Vamp City series (Tantor)
- Behind Closed Doors Book 1 in the McClouds & Friends series (Tantor)
- Standing In The Shadows Book 2 in the McClouds & Friends series (Tantor)
- Out Of Control Book 3 in the McClouds & Friends series (Tantor)
- Edge Of Midnight Book 4 in the McClouds & Friends series (Tantor)
- Spellcasting in Silk Book 7 in the Witchcraft Mysteries series (Tantor)
- Magic and Macaroons Book 5 in the Magical Bakery Mystery series (Tantor)
- Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen (Tantor)
- Hell or High Water by Julie Anne Walker (Tantor)
- The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries (Tantor)
- A Wee Murder in My Shop by Fran Stewart (Tantor)
- The Eternal World by Christopher Farnsworth (Tantor)
- On the Hunt by Various Authors (Tantor)
- The Mackenzie Clan Gathering by Jennifer Ashley (Tantor)
- Shadows Strike by Dianne Duvall (Tantor)
- Grizzly Love by Eve Langlais (Tantor)
- Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams (Tantor)
- Wolf’s Capture by Eve Langlais (Tantor)
- Chase the Darkness by JD Tyler (Tantor)
- Earth Bound by Christine Feehan, read by Mike Chamberlain (Penguin) (LISTENED)
- Kiss Me by Susan Mallery, Tanya Eby (Brilliance)
- Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, Linda Stephens (Brilliance)
- Defy by Sara B. Larson, Rebecca Mozo (Brilliance)
- Shiver Trilogy : Shiver, Linger, Forever by Maggie Stiefvater, David LeDoux, Jenna Lamia, Pier.. (Brilliance)
- Testing, The by Joelle Charbonneau, Elizabeth Morton (Brilliance)
- Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster)
# of books added to the TBR: 26
Books Won/Gifted:
- French Roast by Ava Miles (Audible)- won in contest
- Plus 10 books from RAGT I haven’t cataloged yet (read 2)
# of books added to the TBR: 8
What I shopped off my TBR (Things I owned or had for review before Jan 1 2015):
- NONE–HUGE PROBLEM
Total off the TBR: 0
What I borrowed from the library/friend :
- Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1) by Kristen Ashley
- Wild Man (Dream Man, #2) by Kristen Ashley
- Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4) by Kristen Ashley
- Own the Wind (Chaos, #1) by Kristen Ashley
- Law Man (Dream Man, #3) by Kristen Ashley
Total Amount Saved Shopping at the Library (This Year–price based on version that I borrowed): $75.80 (Jan) + $42.27 (Feb) + 45.97 (March) + 29.87 (April) + 25.37 (May) + 20.96 (June)= $240.15
Other Books Read this Month:
- Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner
- Earth Bound (Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart, #4) by Christine Feehan.
- Easy Target (Elite Ops, #3) by Kay Thomas
- Wolf’s Fall (Alpha Pack, #6) by J.D. Tyler
- Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition, #1) by Eve Langlais
Books Purchased by my Mom (we share a Kindle–the only ones on this list are ones I wouldn’t purchase if just me)
- NONE
Budget left starting next month:
- Gift Card Balance: $221.82
- Audiobook Credits: 27
Number of Books added to my TBR: 49 (HUGE PROBLEM)-as of June 27th. I plan on Reading at least 2 of the Rock Chick books between now and the 30th but STILL!
Total Spent this year: $ 78.18
Challenge Updates: This will be only close because I haven’t reviewed them all yet! (these won’t work until I get the plugin updated to work with UBB 3.0)
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You always have so many great reads on your list each month!
I love these posts – the organized list aspect really appeals to me!
And I really do not want to think about my ‘added to TBR’ / ‘crossed off TBR’ ratio this year. Book blogging has not turned out to be the great TBR-emptying motivator I had hoped it would be two years ago 😉
I think that its great that you have stayed on your budget!! I try to stay under $50 every month.
I feel my TBR grow when I look at your posts. 🙂 How do you get the little challenge status/update thing for your posts? I love that!
I’m not keeping track of my money spent since I’m participating in the #ShelfLove No Book Buying Challenge, but I did get my master TBR list about 99% completed today. I have over 400 books that I’ve never read. I knew I had a lot of physical books, but I had no idea that I had so many ebooks! I can’t wait until I’ve got some more time to make my TBR jars so I can have a constant reminder that I don’t need to buy any books.
I think with as good as you’ve been with your budget this year, you deserved a little treat month!