25 Ways to Save Money in College

While it is important to shop around for the best student loan rates, it's also important to minimize the amount of debt you take on during college. Let's put issues like scholarships and grants aside for now and focus on some simple ways to save real money in school. Here are 25 ways you can spend less.

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Borrow or buy used books from fellow students. Rent a copy from Amazon or Chegg. Or, check your school library for a recent edition of the same book. Although the chapters may be arranged differently, there is a good chance the older edition contains the same information. Sell or rent your old textbooks to someone else to help finance books for the new semester.

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