2 Tips Help College Students Save $400 for this Semester
August 19th, 2009It would be great for college students if they no need to borrow money. Unfortunately, college students tend or force to take money for granted because of all the activities in college or university, and buying college textbooks. You don’t want to put yourself in debt by overspending your allowance. Because of this you need to pay close attention to the way you spend.
Search and Buy College Textbooks from Online Bookstore
Don’t buy college textbooks from college bookstore. It is extremely expensive. Average price for each brand new textbooks from college bookstore is about $100. Imagine that you have to buy 4 textbooks this semester, you have to spend $400 at least for buying textbooks.
However, search and compare the textbooks price from internet. Many online bookstore offer 50% off discount prices for college textbooks. Some of them offer 100% BRAND New textbooks.
For example, for math textbooks
Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 3rd Edition
Amazon now selling $155
When you search from internet, you will find a online bookstore CocoMartini.com that selling the mathematics textbook at just $44. The textbook in CocoMartini.com is 100% brand new.
So you save $100 for 1 textbook.
List all of your expenses.
As college students, they should should have some idea how much money their intend to have each month or week of classes. Their money sources could be from a part time job, student loan, or it could be from your parents. Make a list of the important things like Food, books and school supplies, which will give you an idea of the amount need to spend each week. Be sure to put aside some emergency cash for expenses.
If following the ideas mentioned, college students could save a lot of money while you are in college studying.


