Back to College Part 1: Books

Only a few short weeks left of summer and then school will be starting.

Wow I feel like summer just flew right by.

But since school is about to start I am going to be doing a series of posts on different things that can help college kids get prepared for school. WHOO.

Part One: Textbooks

Textbook prices have gotten outrageous. And as college students that is not a good thing for us becase most of us are on a tight budget that doesn't necessarily involve shelling out hundereds of dollars for textbooks that we only use for about 4 months. 4 MONTHS. Now sometimes there is a few books that are used for section 1 and section 2 of a course but since the almightly textbook publishers like to make new editions every year just to rearrange a few commas and make us pay for the new updated textbook, this is a rare occourance.

But this last year I learned about this little beauty called amazon.com and I purchased all my books for about under 100 dollars. Which is pretty nice considering sometimes a single book at a college bookstore can cost any where from 100-200 dollars (including access codes and good things like that). But this year I want to explore some of the other webistes that are out there for students to use besides Amazon. So I am going to price my books for you so you can see some comparisons.

So I will be able to get all my books this semester for $235.36 that is a savings of $309.64 from what it would cost me to buy them from my college bookstore. $309.64! That's a ton of money!

My bestie Katelyn goes to a University, and I also had her price her books for me so that those of you that go to a University can see that you can save money on your books too!

She is going to save $102.46 on her books, and only spend $289.61 versus the $392.07 that she would spend at her university bookstore! (Katelyn priced her books via local bookstore by her college, and online at amazon) Oh and her blog is here,  I Make My Own Sunshine, so feel free to check out her blog.

So I encourage you to explore other websites and bookstores that are out there for you to buy your books from so that you can save as much money as possible. Because if you look at my spreadsheet my books aren't all coming from the same place but they're all super cheap! And most websites offer free shipping on orders over a certain amount so most times you won't have to pay for shipping either!

AND, I have a template for you under my Free Printables that you can download and use to price your books!

Ahhhhh, I love the smell of saving money :D
Comment and tell me how much you are saving on your books this semester!