Can't afford textbooks and materials

cptofthehouse
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:03:38 +0000

As for textbooks, one of my spoiled, paid for kids at a private school borrowed all of his from the libarary, or colluded with classmates to have copies made of loose paper packs so that his book cost over all 4 years was that of one semester of his brother’s who preferred to go the used, but bookstore route. You can cut book costs by planning ahead, way ahead, as to what courses to take, what books you need, ordering them from the public library or finding a student taking the course the semester before and asking to borrow his book for the next term. You gotta have network, be light on your feet, use your brains. If you are not so intrepid, yes, you will be charged full dollar. You need to find those in your area going near, by, or to your school so that if your car doesn’t start, you have some options. These are skills that will take you far for the rest of your life.

Example: son and friend went into NYC and enjoyed a day there for $10 apiece. To do so they needed to find rides into the city and back, plan the day., find the freebies. It can be done with planning and resourcefulness, and networking,not bellyaching.