(February 10, 2009) – In the go-go days of a roaring economy, it was easy to just order movies, music and books from Amazon, Netflix or Blockbuster.  We aspiring tightwads, however, know a much cheaper way to entertain ourselves. We go to that old haunt of the pre-Internet days, the public library.

There are two libraries relatively near me.  Both are on bus routes if I don’t want to spend money driving, and one is even within biking distance.  Both have thousands of DVDs  – Hollywood movies, TV shows, PBS documentaries, NOVA, and much more.  They have thousands of CDs with music from Beethoven to The Beatles to Bocefus with even a little Wil.i.am and Fergie.

Plus, the library has books – lots of them.  And you get them free. Can’t get much more tightwad than free.