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    The money part seems very far fetched. Maybe he just finds it as hilarious as I do. Commented Oct 4, 2020 at 23:45
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    As one of my colleagues likes to say: the point of buying a book is so that you don't need to read it---you always have it for when you need it. Commented Oct 5, 2020 at 3:21
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    Thank you for pointing out the weirdness of "professional help" language both in the original joke and in how OP posed the question. Commented Oct 5, 2020 at 5:59
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    @DanRomik That comment is mostly tongue-in-cheek, as an excuse for not having read most of the books on your bookshelf, but it does have a hint of truth. I personally have a large number of math books mostly for the purpose of occasional/potential future reference rather than careful study. However, I also didn't buy most of them with personal funds (grants, hand-me-downs, e-access through libraries, ...), which I agree is probably not a practical approach for 1000 books unless you are rather well off. Commented Oct 5, 2020 at 13:15
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    @TheoreticalMinimum Considering that these are university level books, at a conservative estimate of $50 a book, a thousand books is as much money as a decent car or a down payment on a house. Commented Oct 6, 2020 at 7:28