<p>I saved many of my textbooks back in the day. NEVER referred to any of them but did lug them back from CA to HI until I ultimately dumped them after moving them to my apartment & then the next apartment & then to our home. S has been very pragmatic & I believe he has sold them nearly every term. I believe he has kept a FEW from HS & college that he wants to have for reference. We purchased his textbooks for 1st term, freshman year & then he has handled all of his own purchases & resales ever since. </p>
<p>We also help D with paying for textbooks if needed. Her field & S’s generally incur lab fees, which we also pay. D has always “hung onto” books. She did finally give some of them to her cousins & a neighbor but has not been as good as S about reselling them while they were in demand. I have let them figure things out. I believe S has nearly always made a profit reselling & buying textbooks somehow.</p>