<p>Hello CC'ers!</p>
<p>I'm going to Dartmouth next year (95% sure) except I'm not going to be receiving any financial aid for the first year. So do any of you have any tips on how to save money?</p>
<p>I know the obvious ones--don't eat out, don't go shopping, save as much as possible on airfare.</p>
<p>I remember someone saying something about getting a cheaper meal plan and then "stretching" it out by filching food from the cafeteria. I don't think it was the most moral of tips though.</p>
<p>Read this...
<a href="http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/30/27-money-tips-for-college-students/%5B/url%5D">http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/08/30/27-money-tips-for-college-students/</a></p>
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<p>If I go to Dartmouth, I won't have a car. It will be a sacrifice, but right now I probably spend 500/year on gas and 3000/year on insurance.</p>
<p>Ryan: You really don't need a car in Hanover. It's a short walk to anything you need. </p>
<p>OP: Unlike NYC or Chicago, there aren't that many places to spend money at Dartmouth. So, yes, fly Southwest into Manchester, purchase textbooks online or used, work for food services (earn $ and recieve a discount on meals), etc. </p>
<p>btw: Congrats!</p>
<p>Buying you books on line via something like half.com and also reselling them on the same sites when your done can be a huge savings. I know we saved a ton on #1 son's books that way. Sometimes we actually got more back than he paid. The trick is to email your professors once you know who they are and explain you would like the books required for the course so you can purchase ahead of time MOST professors are happy to give you the info.</p>
<p>also, there's an inter-library loan system at some libraries. you can have a library near the school borrow a book from another library, and then you can check it out. just keep it until you don't need it anymore (unless they put a limit on the book and then you'd have to buy the book). my mom's friend's daughter did this and she paid $300 in fines vs. $3000 if she were to buy the books.</p>
<p>i have a 17 inch ding-dong...and it keeps me happy</p>
<p>3k in books? is this for all years in college?</p>
<p>3k sounds unrealistic</p>
<p>Eat lots of ramen noodles. Ok, just kidding here!</p>
<p>Yea $3k sounds like a lot to spend on books even if you're buying new books for all your classes year round. Just assuming you take 5 classes a semester and each class will require you to spend like $150 on textbooks, you still end up with like $1500 on books. Of course, only a person who doesn't know about online used books would spend so much money on textbooks.</p>
<p>If you're going to use Amtrak at all, sign up for <a href="http://www.studentadvantage.com/discountcard/%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentadvantage.com/discountcard/</a>. It'll pay for itself multiple times over.</p>
<p>That's all I got. With a credit card bill over $800 last month, saving clearly isn't my specialty.</p>
<p>People don't know about...stuff. Shoot, you might not even have to buy the book for some of your classes.</p>
<p>steal food from the cafeteria.</p>
<p>ok, coming from an family who used be very thrifty b/c of financial needs, I can maybe help. My father got by in his graduate school with 500/a month for food and clothes for about a year. Of course, your situation isn't as extreme. Here's some common tips:</p>
<p>1) For clothes, go thrift shopping. You would not BELIEVE the deals I find in some used clothes stores. Goodwill and Salvation army are the best. If you are a guy that's still really good.
2) Is there a communal kitchen or someting you can use? Even a tiny stove and microwave can do wonders. If you don't then, definitely bring/buy a microwave and a mini fridge. don't opt for buying cheap food (please don't eat that unhealthy top ramen) b/c if you got into such a nice school, then you HAVE TO FEED YOUR BODY WELL TO STUDY!!!!! So learn to cook if you don't kwno how to, or go online and google: simple recipes or "microwaveable recipes" Buy cooking yourself you only have to buy the raw materials (veggies, meat, frutis, bread), which is really a LOT CHEAPER than cafeteria food and a LOT HEALTHIER than just fast food. Please do'nt settle for fast food just b/c you don't have $. Believe me, eating healthy will pay off. And you have a lot more variety this way. I plan to do this even t hough I can afford a meal plan.
3) Ask your advisor or student counselor/an adult if Dartmouth holds a textbook exchange day. I just visitied UC DAvis and they have one every year. It's where cureent students put out their books and other studetns buy directly from them. THe prices are usulaly cheaper and it's like a fly market where you can bargain for prices. If htere isn't one, maybe start one at your school. It's a great way to help other people as well. Otherwise, do waht eveyrone else said- amazon and half.com are YOUR BEST FRIENDS!!!! Jsut be careful to not buy the collectible or new books on there, or else you'll end up spending just as much
4) Go online and search for sites taht might contain "book notes" or chapter notes to your claass/related subject. I know for UC Berekely there's this site for Biochem where this guy shares all his notes. This isn't money related but it might help.
5) Work this summer. If you are 18 or over I suggest working at a restaurant b/c you get a lot from tips. It's better than working at other fast food/labor jobs
6) Apply for additional scholarships once you start school. just b/c you didn't get scholarships as asn incoming freshie, doens't mean you can't get any scholarships ever! OFten by keeping up your grades during your 1st semester you might qualify for more scholarships. Search around.
7) Get internships/summer research projects that PAY</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Yo, I can help you with that AND help you lose weight.</p>
<p>Ramen Noodles :). They come in many different flavors. You have no idea how great they are. Who says you need hair?? p_0.</p>
<p>This might help.</p>
<p>It's not stealing food from the cafeteria if you're paying for the meal plan. You pay to eat food. You're not paying to eat it in the cafeteria. So I don't see why anyone would call it stealing.</p>
<p>If you feel the tiniest bit shy about it, it's stealing.</p>
<p>What's there to feel shy about? I've actually taken food from the cafeteria and have brought some to some of my co-workers. I mean what are they going to tell me? You can't take that sandwich out of this cafeteria? And I always take ice cream back to my room from the cafeteria. Actually come to think of it, I see people leave the cafeteria all the time with food. This idea where taking food out of the cafeteria is stealing just seems a bit ridiculous.</p>