Under the headline "Tip of the Week," under the overall headline "Smarter Living" Monday's print New York Times carries an article claiming "Creating the right money habits is crucial to reaching a financial goal." The article, by Kristin Wong, says, "Let's say your goal is to stop spending money on restaurants, clothing, gadgets and books this year." It advises taking the goals one month at a time.
Does the Times really want to help readers stop spending money on books? Its pages are full of advertisements for books and reviews of them. Its reporters are often off on book leave writing them. It seems inconsistent. Think of all the books one could afford and all the time one might have to read them if one created "the right money habit" by stopping spending money on newspapers.