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How much are you spending on textbooks?
So I keep pretty good track of all my expenses, which means I've kept track of all the materials I've had to buy for University including textbooks and other materials (i.e. lab coats). Since I'm in my fourth year and I've purchased everything I'll already need to finish my University career, I decided it would be good to look at how much I actually spent on textbooks and how much I sold my textbooks for.
My net total came to $500, which seemed ridiculously little to me. I had expected the total be higher because there were textbooks and materials I was unable to sell since the editions had changed or it was custom courseware. Also, I actually bought pretty much all textbooks that was required or recommended even if the prof had said it was strictly supplementary. So all in all, textbook spending was not all that bad. In fact, the three years I received the textbook grant of $150 covers the $500 and I still have textbooks I may be able to sell next year if I'm willing to make the effort.
Of course, people from different programs will spend different amounts and there are a lot of factors involved. So how much have you spent on textbooks in total?
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