We all know the situation archetype of good versus evil. Good wins, and the archetypal devil is defeated. But this particular situation archetype is always seen with different types of goods and evils, which is the best part about reading. Things are always different, whether because the story has underlying irony criticizing social structures or because it defines the contrasting human quality. The same goes with music. Lyrical music are poems with melodies to them with heart wrenching versus and hip-swaying melodies. And Classical music tell a story through the varying of pitches.But...finding great literature and great music comes with a price. If you're a book junkie, it comes with a BIG price tag. Thankfully, the good deeds others do can be, in turn, our good fortune (charity versus greed = good versus evil, no?).
Goodwill became my go-to place a few months ago for whenever I just needed to connect with classic literature and classic music at an awesome deal. Especially with pieces that came with a little additional history to them (most of the books I have bought have little notes that a giver gave to the original owner; how cool is that?!).
The books and records I've found at Goodwill have been of great quality, and you can judge for yourself with the description below, that they came at great prices, too.
Some people don't enjoy second-hand clothes or even shopping at thrift stores, but if you're not into the clothes/shoes/accessories, you can always find something that will fill you with happiness. Give it try! Every time I find myself at Goodwill, I want to get all the historical biographies from past presidents...but I know I will never read them.Thus, I decided to share all my findings through photos taken with my new snazzy phone that is outrageously expensive, so I won't even go there (except to tell you that its the mega powerful Samsung Galaxy III).
At this particular thrift store, which can be found in every city of Arizona (but I'm sure you can find something of the sort if you're in another country), I found The Reader ($1.99, originally $13.95; practically new), The Awakening (99¢) , A Collection of Poems by Emily Dickinson ($2.99), Invisible Man ($1.99, originally $13.95) and The Kite Runner ($1.99). Of the last two mentioned, I got one of them free...I just can't remember which one. I also found the Russian composer Nikolai Andreevich Rimski-Korsakov's record at 99¢, Claude Debussy at $1.99, and a record with several of Bach's compositions at 99¢.
BIGGEST TIP EVER: When going to a thrift store, go to the one located where wealthy people reside because they're the ones donating to that specific store, which means that awesome of quality treasures can be found there.
I hope you enjoyed this snippet of where all my money goes towards, and I hope you go broke doing the same!
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