to find shared conversation points with others the more you read the more ideas you have in your head and the more ways you can find to connect with the people around you reading can be surprisingly social too i love discussing books with my friends particularly ones weve both read often well choose to read the same books for the discussion opportunities book clubs take that idea to another level turning books into a true social event reading is a wonderful hobby and it would be even if it didnt happen to be incredibly frugal as well the christian science monitor has assembled a diverse group of the best economyrelated bloggers out there our guest bloggers are not employed or directed by the monitor and the views expressed are the bloggers own as is responsibility for the content of their blogs to add or view a comment on a guest blog please go to the bloggers own site by clicking on wwwthesimpledollarcom