Gratitude while FIRE'd

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Another year has come and gone. Last November while watching the sumo tournament, Asanoyama said something that caught my attention. He's been gone from the very top division for sometime and I was happy to see him back. He did well and when he was interviewed after getting a winning record, he said: A lot has happened a long the way, the tournament isn't over yet. So I want to say focused, keep my gratitude in mind and continue giving my best. That is a good attitude to cultivate - an attitude of gratitude.  Last Monday, I stopped at a counter to do a pickup and I realized that people get up each day to show up to work. Later during the week, I stopped by the store to look for replacement bulbs and on my way back to the garage, I saw a worker helping a customer with loading their car and what I felt was gratitude to God. God has been good to me.  I think that sometimes, it's easy to forget the good we have but I think it is important to focus on the good we have, on the bl...
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You Can Now Buy Kindle Books on Android app (November 2024)

Yay! This is so exciting. One of the ways I spend my time is reading. Although I haven't done much of it this year and think I did more of it when I worked. Then again, I've had other things to this year so there's that. But a benefit of Retiring Early or getting FIRE'd is having some time for reading and I enjoy  both physical books and Kindle books. 

I use the Amazon kindle app on my phone to read a lot and this morning, I saw the notification saying: You can now buy Kindle books from the android app. Find your next read.

I checked it out and behold, you can. This feature had been disabled from some time. I wasn't aware of fit initially because I downloaded an old version of Kindle on my phone since I preferred that and didn't update. So even now, I can use that old phone to buy directly. However, I cannot use the app on my new phone which I've had for sometime. 

I first found out a few years ago when I recommended a Kindle book to a co-worker who informed me that she couldn't purchase it on the app. I later discovered that there was an issue with google billing and Amazon had disabled in-app purchases as a result. The workaround was to build a reading list and buy it on the website. I didn't build a list but the books I would look at would show up in  my browsing history and so I would simply click on it then and buy. Still, it was a bit of a hassle because amazon has kindle deals and sales where you can buy books for $1.99 or $2.99 at times and if I'm not able to get to a computer sometime, the book is back to regular price. Yes, most of my kindles books were bought at prices cheaper than buying used books. And the best part is that I don't have to have a hoard of physical books (which I have a lot of) because it's stored in my Kindle. Used books cost abut $5 lately and so being able to buy Kindle books for less has been nice. 

 I'm not sure what happened or what changed between Google and Amazon but a search this  morning still yielded the old results so in case anyone is curious: Yes, you can now buy Kindle books from your Android app. This means that you can pay with your amazon payment methods including points card, gift cards or Kindle Rewards. 

I decided to check it out by clicking on a book and it gave the option to buy so we really can buy Kindle books on the Kindle app starting this month, November 2024. Or should I say, starting today, November 21, 2024 you can buy Kindle books via the Android app. This is really exciting news to take advantage of deals around Black Friday or Cyber Monday. 

I tested it out and here's a screenshot.

Screen shot showing you can by kindle books via Android app.

So there you have it. If you couldn't buy kindle books earlier on the Android app, now you can. Go on and enjoy.


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