Magazine Swap

Each week I find the time to get out to my local Starbucks and grab a coffee. Fortunately, most of the Starbucks coffee shops in my area are connected to Chapters book stores. This is when I get a chance to pick up my favourite magazines.

Prior to the birth of U-Exchange (my third career), I worked in marketing and as an Interior Decorator before that. I still have a passion for design and decor and grab a magazine whenever I get a chance. Some can be expensive, the average cost is about $8.00 but my favorite ones from the U.K. are $10.95 and up. After being read, these magazines accumulate in baskets in my laundry room until they find their way over to my sister-in-law's house. She and I share similar interests so we agreed to do a magazine swap. Before she sets her magazines aside for me, she initials them. This ensures they don't make their way back to her! I do the same. After I've read the ones she's given me, I give them to my sister.

Even though I still buy magazines, it sure doesn't cost as much as it used to. The one thing we're careful on is any fashion magazines that make their way into the pile. It is of the utmost importance that these are current issues. No more than two months old. None of us want to look like Mimi.

Barb Di Renzo
www.u-exchange.com