Archive for September, 2008
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September 6, 2008
I recently came across a website that lets you rent your textbooks for a semester (or quarter or summer). It’s called Chegg and you actually rent the book and send it back after you’re done. They boast that you can save up to 80% and help the environment. For every textbook that you rent from Chegg, they will plant a tree.
I tried it out and got an art book for the fall semester for only $50. Used ones even from Amazon were quoted at over $90. Chegg sometimes orders the books from resellers (such as Amazon) and has them sent directly to you (in the case that they didn’t have any on hand). You can do some light highlighting, but no writing in the books. It’s a pretty good service and I’m happy with it so far. The book arrived about four business days after I placed the order.
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Source: Sydney
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September 6, 2008
Halloween is still almost two months away, but seeing as how it is one of the biggest excuses to party, it deserves some adequate planning. It is the one time of year where girls can dress in the skimpiest outfits and no one can call them a slut. It’s the one time when the streets will be covered in pumpkin guts and when everyone can drink until they puke. Oh wait, that last one happens all the time.
In all seriousness, Halloween is my favorite pointless holiday and searching for the perfect costume starts very early. This year is going to be themed for me and my boyfriend. We’re going as Padme and Anakin from Star Wars. And this year I’m actually going to buy my costume instead of try to make it. (That failed miserably a few years ago.) BuyCostumes.com has over 15,000 costumes for various holidays, but mostly for Halloween. Their costumes are all new and are usually much cheaper than you would find in a regular costume shop. My Padme costume is going to cost me $50 from them, but when I found one in the costume shop downtown, they wanted $100 to rent it.
Source: Sydney
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September 2, 2008
I work part time for a small business and in this economy, every penny counts. Things that seem small can add up and cut into much needed profits, like printing. I don’t mean just regular printing, but specialized printing such as brochures, business cards and other advertisements. Student organizations also utilize printing services and using an online shop instead of a brick and mortar store can be a wonderful alternative. Expensive print shops will offer wide variety of top-quality printed products, but so will online printers. The best way to circumvent high costs in advertising is to find a cheap printer.
There are multiple online printing websites that offer everything a specialty print shop would, but at internet prices. If only some of the student organizations were as cost-conscious as a small business owner, then my tuition and fees would go down (seriously, my university pays for everything the student orgs do!). This is just another way for smart students to cut back their spending.
Another benefit of ordering from online printing websites is that you can often design your product right on their website. Some of them have a lot of templates for you to go through to build the perfect flier or business card, with stock images and clipart for you to choose from. This all just makes professional printing much easier for the student or small business owner.
Source: Sydney