Save money on textbooks!

Your student may already know about buying textbooks online, but if not, you’re missing out on some great savings! Both Amazon.com and Ebay sell millions of college textbooks each year. You can buy them brand new or used and save up to 90% off campus bookstore prices. Once book lists are available on campus (or even online at the college book store), write down the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for the books you need and start surfing (and saving!).

Many public and private schools are running out of on-campus housing. With the number of first and second year students at public and private institutions on the rise, colleges are starting to actively encourage students to move out. This leaves many parents and students struggling to find proper off campus housing in disparate urban and suburban areas; combing college message boards and local newspapers to find apartments, rooms and houses for rent. Instead of renting, many financial planners have started to recommend parents take part in the once again booming real estate market.