It sucks being poor. I know it goes with the territory of being a grad student, but that doesn't make it any more pleasant. I'd just like to be able to see something I want and buy it, regardless of price.
For example, there are a couple of books that I have to keep checking out from the library. They both contain a lot of information pertaining to my research, and I think I end up checking them out at least twice a year. As a grad student I'm allowed to check things out for an entire semester, so these books spend more time in my possession than they do the library's.
The other day as I was returning from the library with said books in hand I thought to myself, "Self, you ought to look into just buying these instead of checking them out all the time."
"You know what Self? That's a good idea. I think I'll go look them up online and see if I can get them for a good price."
Book #1 = $253.39
Book #2 = $153.36
I guess the 'get them for a good price' thing is out of the question.
Is that the half.com or Amazon price???
ReplyDeleteDang, that's a steal. Book #1 for only $253.39? You better get it while you can.
ReplyDeleteThat's through bookfinder.com. It searches all the sites that sell books (including Amazon and Half) and lists the best prices. Book #1 was actually going for as much as $658, and Book #2 for $340. I think they're both out of print, so if I had that much disposable cash I probably would get them b/c the cost is only going to go up, but I don't, so I'll just keep on checking them out from the library.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I just got my books for this semester. I am taking three classes. The total for the books??? $689.00! And most of those were used. Why did I want to go to grad shool again? :)
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