I buy CDs from local thrift stores or the occassional record store. Otherwise I use youtube. I bought a new iMac recently and it doesn't even have a CD slot so I guess when I rip CDs, I'll have to keep my old computer around or use thumb drives.
How do you guys listen to music in the car? Satellite radio is lame, expensive, and doesn't play the kind of music I listen to. Spotify isn't an option really unless you have a baller car that has has Internet access or you have an unlimited data plan on your phone. The radio isn't too bad depending on where you live, and what I use most of the time. I listen to the local alternative station GO96.3 + public radio hipster music station (think like a college radio station) What works good for me is the SYNC system (USB + a ten year old 32G iPod I leave in the car). Come to think of it, most of my music listening happens in the car. What's the best and cheapest way to get Spotify/Apple Music in a 5 year old car? Or should I stick to the iPod?