<p>I’ll bite–what IS the best dog breed?</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t know anything about dog breeds, but regarding the original vent: Sounds like the prof may be one to whom the text isn’t as important as lecture notes. D. called me today after discovering that all the used books in the bookstore for one of her courses didn’t seem to have ever been opened, probably a pretty good sign that the professor wasn’t making it important for them to read it, and my advice to her was not to buy one until she went to the first class and found out how it’s being used.</p>
<p>The thread also inspired me to look up the RTM listings for D’s professors. One had ratings that were pretty evenly divided between Jekyll and Hyde; I won’t tell her that, but will be interested to hear her thoughts on him after she’s had him for a while.</p>
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<p>Well, they go to college to learn to fish, we can help by buying the cheap books.</p>
<p>My S has mastered the art of buying cheap books–he even makes money when we resells them for more than his original purchase price. He has a lot to teach me & D. 
He has been handling his own book purchases since he started at the private HS that sells expensive books. After the 1st year, I never had to buy another book for him. He’d sell his old books & get new books for his upcoming year & pocket the difference with our blessings.</p>
<p>I do hope he teaches our D how to do it, but am afraid her materials might be harder to come by as she’s into cinema and may not have the selection of EE.</p>
<p>ellem- we have an English Setter. He was best for us because we wanted a breed that tended to be submissive. We had young children around and other pets and since he was our first dog we needed to be sure not to get a dominant breed. We also wanted a dog that was active- he likes to run but inside the house he is very inactive. That is something the breed is also known for.
We picked one from a show line, although he was not considered show quality not the field line. I hear the Setters from the field line also make great pets also. The field line Setters are usually smaller than the show line.</p>
<p>Thanks–I can see where dog research paid off with a dog that suited your situation perfectly! Back to the rant…</p>
<p>I can see how this can be frustrating for you - but in taking on the whole paying-for-books headache, aren’t you taking on too much hassle that should really be your daughter’s? Dealing with something like this could be a good little lesson in life for her.
That not everyone is on the same time table as she is. Adult life is all about making a zillion adjustments - small and big ones - to the realities of the world. If you want her to learn how to make decisions - give her access to the account, and let her manage the money (with oversight.) That way you don’t sweat that a professor is late with a syllabus… and she learns to be assertive by dealing with the situation – keep asking for book list – or being proactive – dropping the class.</p>
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<p>He wears a funny hat and is gone every weekend? :)</p>
<p>I was warned early on NOT to put all the college money in a 529 for just these reasons. I’m an avid rule follower, so I’d be worse than Tom making sure I had receipts for every notebook. I plan to pay the tuitions from the 529’s and the rest from my brokerage account. Probably not the smartest financial move, but my sanity is worth something!</p>
<p>However, I LOVE bargain hunting. It’s really fun to get a great price while others are paying the full amount. I will definitely offer to shop for my son’s books, tho I’ve taught him well and he’s a pretty good bargain shopper also. Compared to all the helicoptering I’ve seen on this site that seems like nothing!</p>