Comments on: Save Money on College Costs http://www.finetunedfinances.com/2009/11/save-money-on-college-costs/ Make Your Wallet Run Like New Again Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Edwin http://www.finetunedfinances.com/2009/11/save-money-on-college-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Edwin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:41:07 +0000 http://www.finetunedfinances.com/?p=1538#comment-1218 I always found that buying used textbooks either through amazing, another online used book seller, or even someone who finished the class already to be a great way to save a huge amount on books. If the book is still in use after you finish the class (the vast majority were in my experience), you can get nearly 100% of what you paid for it. Of course there were a few cases where the books were updated and no one wanted them any longer so I had to buy not only a new book, but also not be able to resell it for a substantial amount after the semester. In those cases I can imagine book rental to being a good investment, except it can be hard to predict if your class will be like that or not. I always found that buying used textbooks either through amazing, another online used book seller, or even someone who finished the class already to be a great way to save a huge amount on books.

If the book is still in use after you finish the class (the vast majority were in my experience), you can get nearly 100% of what you paid for it.

Of course there were a few cases where the books were updated and no one wanted them any longer so I had to buy not only a new book, but also not be able to resell it for a substantial amount after the semester. In those cases I can imagine book rental to being a good investment, except it can be hard to predict if your class will be like that or not.

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