Comments on: Kiplinger’s List of Things College Students DON’T NEED http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/08/24/kiplingers-list-of-things-college-students-dont-need/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:32:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Stefan | StudySuccessful.com http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/08/24/kiplingers-list-of-things-college-students-dont-need/comment-page-1/#comment-439466 Stefan | StudySuccessful.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:50:21 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3902#comment-439466 Watching TV is useless anyway. I just download a complete box of TV series, like Friends and have months of fun! But I have to pay for printing at the university, so I need my own! Watching TV is useless anyway. I just download a complete box of TV series, like Friends and have months of fun!

But I have to pay for printing at the university, so I need my own!

]]> By: Stacey http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/08/24/kiplingers-list-of-things-college-students-dont-need/comment-page-1/#comment-436458 Stacey Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:08:58 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3902#comment-436458 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin16-2009aug16,0,5699222.column Advice on saving $ on textbooks. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin16-2009aug16,0,5699222.column

Advice on saving $ on textbooks.

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]]> By: KC http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/08/24/kiplingers-list-of-things-college-students-dont-need/comment-page-1/#comment-436266 KC Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:47:17 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3902#comment-436266 When I was in college (during the Ice Age) I'd try to get the book list early and see if the library had a copy of my books. It wasn't as helpful for textbooks like Biology, Chemistry, etc. But it was extremely helpful for history, english and social science classes where the textbooks aren't so traditional. Usually you didn't need books for the entire semester anyway - just a couple of weeks - so overdue fees weren't really a problem. But with today's online resources most of these books should be easy and cheap to obtain. If you are resourceful you can find books cheaper. This was how I did it in grad school since the internet was in popular use at this point (wasn't really an option as an undergrad). As for food, if you have a daughter in college, you are wasting money on a food plan. Girls don't eat that much - 3-4 meals a week at most in the cafeteria. I always ate breakfast in my room (cereal or granola and yogurt) and usually ate dinner in the dorm (again something light) or off campus. Regardless of the gender of your student they will not eat 3 meals a day on campus - they will eat off campus quite a bit. When I was in college (during the Ice Age) I’d try to get the book list early and see if the library had a copy of my books. It wasn’t as helpful for textbooks like Biology, Chemistry, etc. But it was extremely helpful for history, english and social science classes where the textbooks aren’t so traditional. Usually you didn’t need books for the entire semester anyway – just a couple of weeks – so overdue fees weren’t really a problem. But with today’s online resources most of these books should be easy and cheap to obtain. If you are resourceful you can find books cheaper. This was how I did it in grad school since the internet was in popular use at this point (wasn’t really an option as an undergrad).

As for food, if you have a daughter in college, you are wasting money on a food plan. Girls don’t eat that much – 3-4 meals a week at most in the cafeteria. I always ate breakfast in my room (cereal or granola and yogurt) and usually ate dinner in the dorm (again something light) or off campus. Regardless of the gender of your student they will not eat 3 meals a day on campus – they will eat off campus quite a bit.

]]> By: devbeth http://allfinancialmatters.com/2009/08/24/kiplingers-list-of-things-college-students-dont-need/comment-page-1/#comment-436262 devbeth Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:24:59 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=3902#comment-436262 Good luck with that meal plan item. The colleges my two attended had a required amount for Freshmen. It was way too much for my daughter. At the end of the semester, because she could only carryover $50, she was buying cases of sports drinks, and paying 3x what I could have paid for them at the local grocery. Granted, it was better than just giving the school the money. Good luck with that meal plan item. The colleges my two attended had a required amount for Freshmen. It was way too much for my daughter. At the end of the semester, because she could only carryover $50, she was buying cases of sports drinks, and paying 3x what I could have paid for them at the local grocery. Granted, it was better than just giving the school the money.

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