Burn Books To Stay Warm 
Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 10:45 AM
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Some cash-strapped British pensioners are buying books from charity shops and burn them to keep warm as freezing temperatures gripped the UK, a London newspaper reported Tuesday.

Workers at a charity shop in Swansea, in south Wales, told London newspaper Metro that pensioners were looking for thick books such as encyclopedias — which are sold for a few pennies second hand — as a cheaper alternative to coal.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/34703166/

Click the link above to read the whole story. Before you or a family member resorts to burning books to stay warm, consider a Reverse Mortgage to provide the needed funds to keep comfortable.

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