Paying for College

It’s officially “back to school” season, so we rounded up a few helpful links to make sure you have the best semester yet. With the current financial atmosphere, it is essential to cut costs at all of the corners that you can. So here are some cost cutting methods that we have found for you:

Textbooks

This resource has 40 different places for college books (unabridged) online

A new argument has come up about textbook torrents, while many may be illegal, it may be a good way to obtain a digital copy of a textbook that you have already purchased. For more information on what textbook torrents are, see this article.

Here are 29 places where you can buy textbooks, so make sure you shop around…

Only need a textbook for a short time? Well Chegg is like a Netflix for textbooks and allows for textbook rentals here.

General

100 Minority Scholarships for anyone who may qualify.

Not applicable for common scholarships? Well check any of these weird scholarships and see if you qualify.

Next time you invest in a six-pack maybe you should think about investing in an IPO, this interactive tool shows you how much you would have made if you had 10 different stocks in your personal finances back in the day.

Grad Students, remember that you can use different methods to get free money for grad school, Kiplinger has a guide for you.

And don’t forget private student loans when all else fails, as they are still a choice when you need to bridge the financial aid gap!