Uh… yeah.
Saving money is basically the first commandment of Dad Culture. Right after “don’t touch the thermostat” and “pretend you know how to fix things.”

Also, audiobooks are not something you brag about to your imaginary country club friends.
Who even goes to country clubs anymore?
And what are they? Golf courses with salad bars?
A museum for polos?

Anyway.

The guy at Home Depot definitely doesn’t want to hear about your audiobooks — even though he sees you five times every Saturday because you started a home project you were emotionally, financially, and spiritually unprepared for.

But let’s get back to the point:

If you’re new to audiobooks, start for free.

Get a library card.
Download the Libby app.
Join the enlightened cheapskate community.

Yeah, you’ll have to wait for books.
But let’s be real — I have not met a single human who will die if they don’t immediately listen to their desired sci-fi epic or emotional rom-com that definitely wasn’t written for dads, but we listen anyway.

I love books. They’re basically my entire identity now.
But even I check Libby before dropping money on Audible… because I wish to retire someday.

📚 The Libby Starter Pack

Libby is stupidly simple to use:

1. Get a library card.
2. Download the app.
3. Open the app — if this step confuses you, maybe don’t start a home renovation.
4. Enter your library card number 12 times because the app hates your existence.
5. Filter for audiobooks only, because who willingly reads full novels on their phone unless they’re 19 and still have hope?

Look, if you don’t have to spend money, don’t.
Audible isn’t hurting. Jeff Bezos does not need your $14.95 this month.

And let’s be honest…
You will eventually spend thousands of dollars on audiobooks.
We all do.
It’s like a subscription tax on avoiding our feelings.

So for now?

Start free. Stay cheap. Join us.