| Still struggling to pay off the college loan? | | | | is more likely to being the latest edition, |
| Have you disconnected your cell phone just to | | | | and you know for sure that the same edition |
| avoid those darn creditors? Need a quick get | | | | is going to be used next term. This way you |
| rich scheme? Well...maybe not that but in | | | | can sell your books for the maximum profit. |
| this article you will find some practical | | | | |
| ways on saving money while attending your | | | | Food |
| post secondary institution. | | | | |
| | | | Instead of buying a pop, from the local |
| Books | | | | vending machine why not just buy a case of 24 |
| | | | to store at your locker or dorm room. You |
| College book prices have been rising along | | | | will be amazed at how much you will save when |
| with the cost of tuition, and it is no wonder | | | | you buy in bulk. Another way of saving on |
| why so many students have resorted to | | | | food is to visit your friend's fridge on a |
| photocopying their texts. Instead of | | | | daily basis and when ever possible try to |
| photocopying why not buy an old edition book, | | | | attend to any free food locations (parties, |
| all the information that you will need to | | | | club meetings...etc) on campus. |
| know is there and you can keep that book as a | | | | |
| reference. It's not like the gravitational | | | | Clothing |
| acceleration of earth is going to change with | | | | |
| the new edition...right? | | | | Instead of buying those brand new "check |
| | | | marked" shoes, why not save your money for |
| Too broke to buy book then try to find your | | | | something that you will really need in |
| books at the local library, not the school's | | | | college (laptop, books, contraceptives). Try |
| library. You will be amazed at how many books | | | | to visit the local thrift store and check |
| you will find at the local library, not only | | | | Ebay on a daily basis, you will be amazed at |
| is it convenient but is also cheap. True, if | | | | how many $1 t-shirts are out there. |
| you borrow a book for a semester it would | | | | |
| cost you a late fee but I mean who cares | | | | Printing & Photocopying |
| right, since the $10 late fee charge is | | | | |
| nothing when compared to $200 price tag of a | | | | Many students save money on printing and |
| new book price. | | | | photocopying by the use of a scanner. The |
| | | | student simply scans what he/she needs and |
| Another upcoming trend in colleges these days | | | | emails the scanned file back to him/her self. |
| is the trend for students to rent their | | | | Not only will you save money, but will also |
| books. I guess these students probably wanted | | | | have an electronic copy of the file which you |
| to keep their books as reference or may still | | | | could later download to your laptop or pda. |
| need them for the following year and thought | | | | If you really must print then try not to use |
| they could make some extra cash by renting | | | | the school printing services. Most of the |
| them out. If you are thinking about renting | | | | time these services will cost you an extra |
| then its best to rent to people that you | | | | 5-10¢ per page, cents which could go |
| know, and always have a legal signed | | | | towards the purchase of a new ink cartridge. |
| document. | | | | |
| | | | Money |
| Always try to buy used. Many colleges now | | | | |
| have a book buy back program, and these books | | | | Instead of using a credit card, why not only |
| can be found at the college used book room. | | | | keep cash in your wallet/purse. Not only does |
| Also, there are a ton of online book exchange | | | | this give an exact measure of how much cash |
| sites on the net which are both free and | | | | you have at hand, and can spend, but will |
| convenient. | | | | also avoid you from living above your means. |
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| When to buy used & when to buy new? Good | | | | Apart from that you could also try finding a |
| question. My rule is this, if a book is say | | | | part time job on campus, not only will you |
| like 4 years old then its best to buy used. | | | | get some extra cash but will also gain some |
| The only time I recommend buying new is if | | | | valuable experience that you can put on your |
| the book is less than 4 years old, since it | | | | resume. |