While thinking of tuition money, students don’t calculate such expenses as lab fees, library fines, parking and many more. Such expenses seem to be manageable, but day by day the sum grows and grows fast.
There are lab classes you may drop and take them later when you’ll have budget to afford them. You may find the fees in the classes’ schedule, you may also ask your professor. Books also require big money. They are expensive and make a sufficient part of college expenses. You’ll spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks.
But there is always a hope to save money. Your books and supplies may be bought at warehouse store. Off-campus discounts offer notebooks, pens for really cheap prices. Be creative. Buy the used books. You may also try borrowing. If you are lucky, you will find the lenders. Ask older students that are in your major for help. For sure, someone from your dorm, sorority or fraternity can lend you some textbooks. Just treat the books with kid gloves. If you want to take someone’s books, treat them better than your own. And, please, no dog-eared pages. Don’t write in books (they are not yours!). Don’t forget to return the books!
There are many places where you may buy the used books. Try to find them earlier, as used books being extremely cheap are gobbled up really fast. At the end of the semester sell your own books to the bookstore or younger students. Probably your full price won’t be earned back, but some of the costs will be covered. Pay attention that if you write in books, you lower their value. And buy only those things that you need. Make a list of the books you need and sign out the books that are not required on your course. You may find some books at the library, so there is no need to buy them. The only draw-back is that before a serious task, you won’t be the only one eager to use the book.
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