Nothing satisfies me like soaring into the boundless theater of mind lost in a great piece of literature.  I’m partial to German and Russian pieces, mostly, and may of them can be quite lengthy.  Great spans of time have been spent by me curled up lost in the pages of a classic literary tale.  Nowadays, I have the luxury of enjoying these in my own library that I recently installed in my home.  It’s a great way to get away from the distractions of every day life that used to plague my endeavors to get lost in a book.

How did I manage to install my own library in my house?  Simple, really.  I did it because I found that I could easily afford it.  With the help of an amortization calculator, I discovered that I had the paid down enough interest and principal on my mortgage to refinance and build an addition to my house.  It’s a great feeling.