Comments on: The Hidden Costs of Going Back to School http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/ Learning about frugality Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lessons Learned About Frugality While in Graduate School — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-5016 Lessons Learned About Frugality While in Graduate School — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog Mon, 25 May 2009 15:27:05 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1392#comment-5016 [...] my first year of graduate school, and despite the best of my frugal intentions, financially, it didn’t all go as planned. I learned a lot, both about the subject I was studying (marketing) and about frugality. Here are [...] [...] my first year of graduate school, and despite the best of my frugal intentions, financially, it didn’t all go as planned. I learned a lot, both about the subject I was studying (marketing) and about frugality. Here are [...]

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]]> By: Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Kelly Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:28:55 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1392#comment-2146 @Amy, I already have my share of comfy sweatshirts for studying! My challenge is going to be finding nice clothes for job interviews after! @FruGal, Luckily we only need to own five textbooks, out of about 20. The rest can be borrowed from the library for the year. I've been on the search for used, but haven't been able to find any, so I think I'm going to have to bit the bullet and order off of Amazon. @Nicole, Things seem to be different here in regards to fees. I paid €200 at the beginning of the year (budgeted) and so far nothing else. Although I have to say that unis in Europe (or at least in France) have a very different set up than in the US- few sports teams, smaller facilities, no or little student housing etc. @Amy, I already have my share of comfy sweatshirts for studying! My challenge is going to be finding nice clothes for job interviews after!

@FruGal, Luckily we only need to own five textbooks, out of about 20. The rest can be borrowed from the library for the year. I’ve been on the search for used, but haven’t been able to find any, so I think I’m going to have to bit the bullet and order off of Amazon.

@Nicole, Things seem to be different here in regards to fees. I paid €200 at the beginning of the year (budgeted) and so far nothing else. Although I have to say that unis in Europe (or at least in France) have a very different set up than in the US- few sports teams, smaller facilities, no or little student housing etc.

]]> By: Frugalized http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 Frugalized Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:01:18 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1392#comment-2141 Regarding coffee, making it yourself and bringing it with you is the way to go. I just wrote <a href="http://www.frugalized.net/2008/10/save-552-by-bringing-your-own-coffee-to-work/" title="Save Money By Making Your Own Coffee - Frugalized.net" rel="nofollow">an article on my blog about saving money by making your own coffee</a> and bringing it with you. The savings over the course of a year is pretty high. Regarding costs for going back to school, I second Nicole -- look out for additional student fees that tend to be hidden and not covered in tuition. That might be a US thing. I'm not sure if schools in France work the same way. Regarding coffee, making it yourself and bringing it with you is the way to go. I just wrote an article on my blog about saving money by making your own coffee and bringing it with you. The savings over the course of a year is pretty high.

Regarding costs for going back to school, I second Nicole — look out for additional student fees that tend to be hidden and not covered in tuition. That might be a US thing. I’m not sure if schools in France work the same way.

]]> By: Nicole http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Nicole Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:11:22 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1392#comment-2139 I've always hated those bogus fees included in tuition: student activity fee, lab fee, etc. Do you have those in France too? I’ve always hated those bogus fees included in tuition: student activity fee, lab fee, etc. Do you have those in France too?

]]> By: FruGal http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/06/the-hidden-costs-of-going-back-to-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 FruGal Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:34:04 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1392#comment-2132 God, I drank so much coffee at uni! I think I spent more time in the coffee house than I did in classes! Be sure to look for secondhand textbooks, too. I used to work in the bookshop of our university, and each year the textbook lists would come out with new editions, so most students would think they'd need to pay for the new one - but there's hardly any difference between different editions of the same text books. :) God, I drank so much coffee at uni! I think I spent more time in the coffee house than I did in classes! Be sure to look for secondhand textbooks, too. I used to work in the bookshop of our university, and each year the textbook lists would come out with new editions, so most students would think they’d need to pay for the new one – but there’s hardly any difference between different editions of the same text books. :)

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