Most new college students are stunned by the cost of textbooks. I know that when I arrived on campus, back in the olden days, I was thinking that a textbook would cost $15 or $20 – you know, like a good hardcover at a regular bookstore. And I was sure I could get them even… [Read More]
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A Low-Cost Way to Help Families
Like almost every woman with a college degree, I read Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article on women, families, and careers. I agree with a lot of it, too. One part jumped out at me, in part because I was thinking of writing a blog post about it anyway: Sandberg thinks that “something” is an “ambition gap”—that women… [Read More]
Paying for College: Some Miscellaneous Links
For your information, here are some different links that have more information on college admissions and finances: Student figures out how to go to college for free. Here are some great tips on finding and applying for grants and scholarships from someone who managed to go to college for free. Yes, she had to work… [Read More]
Repurposing a Shooting Gallery
This is the bar at the Sandy Chanty, a restaurant at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. Geneva-on-the-Lake is an old lakefront resort, and the strip is filled with a lot of really old-style amusement businesses. The bar itself is a former shooting gallery built for Coney Island and moved to Geneva-on-the-Lake. The building stands, but the business in… [Read More]
Don’t Buy Cell Phone Insurance
Here’s some easy money-saving advice: don’t buy cell phone insurance. Instead, hang on to your old phone, and have service switched to that if something happens to the new one. As an added bonus, certain members of your household may be so mortified by the phone they are stuck carrying that they will learn to… [Read More]
