I so love our local library. I take my boys there all the time, participate in the kiddie classes with them, and check out a ton of books and videos. I also give the library a staggering amount of money in overdue fines (videos are $1/day, and the rental time on them is a week). Since we can walk to the library from our house, there is just no excuse.
Part of me doesn't mind paying them for overdue books here and there - I figure my cash is supporting a great cause. However, the fines were getting out of hand, and I found myself lying about how much in debt I was to the local library. Seriously - when you display addict-like behavior over your library debt, you should re-evaluate your choices.
So far this year, I've owed a total of $4 to the library. Here's the breakdown:
- $2 was totally my husband's fault. I asked him to round up the videos and he left 2 out of the pile. I made him pay the fine
- $.40 was a fine that the very nice librarian waived, but I'm reporting for the sake of keeping honest
- $1.60 two days ago. I paid $1.10 (all the cash I had on me at the time), and the very nice librarian waived the rest
Imagine how bad the problem was - it is only February, I've accrued $4 in fines, and this is a huge success, in my mind. I've also managed to place the blame for 50% of the above fine on another person. There's probably a moral issue I should think on somewhere in there.
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