I’ll admit to a not very frugal or green side of me. I like magazines. I have been known, when a little luxury spending cash comes my way, to buy five or six magazines at a time. Granted, this only happens once every three to six months - but it’s still not very frugal of me.

“Why don’t you just subscribe?” my husband asks me. “That way, you’ll get the magazines all year for much less.”

I know, I know. He’s right of course, but I always balked at spending the money on a subscription. Well, that ends now. Now, I have decided that I will not only subscribe to my favorite magazines, but I will only subscribe to those who offer a digital edition. I had no idea how nice they could look.

Mothering Magazine, for example, has a wonderful digital edition. It’s the magazine. Period. I’m not sure how many other magazines have digital editions. I am investigating that today and will post the results. But I am also writing to all of my favorite mags and asking them to offer a digital edition.

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