When I was a student at the University of CA, Santa Cruz, I’d flock to the campus bookstore with hundreds of other college kids on the first day of classes, throw every required book up on the counter (without glancing at the prices—they were required!) and pull out the plastic. I spent thousands on books during college, and it added to the mighty debt I faced when I graduated.
So save yourself a little grief (and some dollars in interest) by shopping smart for your textbooks. According to the New York Times online, students spend an average of $700 to $1,100 a year on textbooks. Her