Comments on: Do you read fewer magazines now?

By: Miranda Kuskie

Miranda Kuskie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:15:20 +0000

I haven’t actually thought about that. It really IS a great point.

My two kids keep me running and I hardly have time to read anything! After awhile, they all seem to say the SAME thing EVERY time anyways! I usually just toss the ones I do get into the recycle bin lately. I suppose I should just cancel the subscriptions and save some trees.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:11:41 +0000

I hate to admit this, but anymore the only mags I read are those my kids get in the mail! lol We read together from things like National Geo for Kids and Ranger Rick. I usually rely on online mags to keep me in the know on anything I’m interested in.

This blog is awesome and I’m incredibly jealous! lol

By: stampedwithgrace

stampedwithgrace — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:29:21 +0000

I don’t get any magazines because I feel guilty when they pile up! also homeschooling seven kids and being on the computer I have no time

but, if you’re going to subscribe to a magazine, do it through eBay, it’s so cheap!!

By: Bailey's Leaf

Bailey's Leaf — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:41:52 +0000

My mom renews Woman’s Day for me for Christmas and my grandmother renews Guideposts for Christmas, as well. If there is a good magazine that I’m interested in that has free samples, I will take advantage of the offer. I do read, then I recycle.

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:06:11 +0000

I’m a magazine addict, kind of like I am with Reality TV. I still read a lot of magazines, I like being able to take them to read outside or while I’m out and about. I have subs to quite a few and I buy some as well. I prefer to read off line as much as possible.

By: Tara R

Tara R — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:20:24 +0000

I actually don’t read ANY magazines anymore… except for the ones in the doctor’s office waiting room. I much prefer to read blogs and books. But yes, I did read them before I had kids!

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:56:20 +0000

I was just thinking the other day how very little I make time to read magazines anymore! I do read blogs instead and have a few online subscriptions that I read.

I still read lots of books even after becoming a mom, but magazines have definitely taken back seat to the computer.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:56:07 +0000

One of my friends was commenting on how she didn’t understand how I had time to blog and read other blogs. I rebutted with I didn’t understand how she had so much time to read magazines. I kid you not!! I was so shocked when I saw this post.

Yes, blogging – both writing and reading – has replaced magazine reading as well as other things. In fact, we only have one magazine subscription now and I don’t buy them at the store. I do have an online subscription to one magazine.

By: Petula

Petula — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:04:39 +0000

Being a mom has reduced my reading overall, but I am addicted to reading… magazines, books, whatever I can get my hands on. In the little time I have free I’ll usually pick up something to read. In the bathroom, five minutes while changing my clothes… I get more magazines then ever because of free subscriptions, but I recycle by giving some to friends who I think will be interested and putting them on Freecycle. There’s always someone who uses them for crafts or in the classroom or something. It’s my one frivilous thing, I guess.

By: Alexandra Hancock

Alexandra Hancock — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:24:37 +0000

I read way more blogs than magazines now, but I still like getting my free subscriptions. They are mostly parenting magazines and I save them until I have time to read them. This past Tuesday for Tackle-It Tuesday I went through my magazines and cut out the articles I want to keep as a resource for later. Like recipes and crafts. I also use the pages as wrapping paper for gifts.

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:16:15 +0000

I read more blogs and more magazines. I personally subscribe to fewer print magazines now, especially fewer cooking ones since I don’t have as much time to prepare gourmet feasts and finding a great recipe is just a click away. However, if you throw in the magazines I read with my kids (Ranger Rick, Highlights, National Geographic Kids), all the trial mags I receive in the mail, the free local parenting ones I pick up around town, and all of my husband’s favorites, we’re still swimming in paper. Is there a portable device for reading magazines?

By: Susan M. Heim

Susan M. Heim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:09:27 +0000

I subscribe to a ton of magazines, but I skim them much more these days. I have a drawer full that I haven’t gone through and have to weed them out once in a while. I’m a parenting author, so I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of my magazines because 1) I just love paper and 2) they help me with research and writing ideas. But I’m just more picky about what I read. If the article doesn’t grab my attention in the first few paragraphs, I move on to the next one. That’s basically what most people do online, too. I usually keep a magazine in the car to read while I’m waiting to pick up kids. And I always put my magazines in the recycling bin.

By: Shera

Shera — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:08:38 +0000

I need to hop over and read that post, but in answer to your question I have been trying to cancel all physical magazine subscriptions to save on time and waste. I didn’t know that online subscriptions were available though so I simply must look into that .

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:13:30 +0000

I do spend more time reading blogs and less time reading magazines these days, although it hasn’t affected my book reading. I have cut back to just two magazine subscriptions now, and I’m usually 3 or 4 months behind on reading them!

By: Tracy B

Tracy B — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:08:08 +0000

I don’t think it changed the number of magazines I read, just the style. I try to order them when they are cheaper so I’m paying about a dollar a month or a little less even. I know a good green idea is to share a subscription with a friend or family member. Sometimes I take mine and drop them at the dentist or doctors office, since it seems like some of those places always update and some never do.