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Don't Go to College to Learn

Posted October 6, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer

Life Hacks, Career Building

Socrates

There are good reasons to go to college. And, if you do go to college, you will no doubt learn a lot. But you can learn anywhere — and probably learn more, better, and faster if you do so on your own. If you choose to go to college, make sure you know what you're paying for.

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How to find the cheapest college textbooks

Posted March 5, 2009 - 08:50 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Shopping

College books

I’m not in college any more, thank goodness, but I remember every penny-pinching moment. Some days I hardly had enough money for food, mainly because the materials and textbooks I had to buy ripped a hole in my pocket the size of the Grand Canyon. And so I’m always on the lookout for ways to help out college students. Today, I found two.

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