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Money Saving News Stories for October 19, 2011

Posted on 10/19/2011 0:08 EST

Frugal news stories we're reading this week:

Materialism Can Ruin Marriages, According to Brigham Young Researchers (Christian Post)

US student debt impact likened to subprime

Updates: Textbook Websites and Rolling Backpacks Recommendations

Posted on 8/18/2011 16:13 EST

With school bells about to ring throughout the land, we've updated our back-to-school buying guides and recommendations for cheap college textbooks websites and cheap rolling backpacks.

Budget Dorm Room Furnishing & Other Back to School Tips

Posted on 7/27/2011 12:48 EST

The start of the semester is coming up quickly and college students and their parents are surely cringing at the prospective costs. Squandering college savings by dressing a dorm room to the nines and...

Back to School Savings With IAppsForStudents, Half.com App

Posted on 8/17/2010 9:08 EST

For students with an iPhone, or at least access to one, the world is full of money-saving bargains. Check out this post from PC World to learn more about cheap deals on education-related apps. Read more on PC World »

Digital textbooks finally a viable, cheap textbook solution

Posted on 8/13/2010 22:38 EST

You know all those textbooks piled high on your desk? Well, they're soon to be yet another relic of the past. WalletPop has a report on a new iPad app for digital textbooks. It's not perfect -- Read more on Wallet Pop »

Take advantage of sales-tax holidays

Posted on 7/29/2010 13:46 EST

Depending on where you live, you might want to send a big thank-you to state officials. ConsumerSearch reminds us that back-to-school shopping season often ushers in tax-free holidays, and this... Read more on ConsumerSearch »

Barnes & Noble Announces Nook Study Site with Cheap Textbooks

Posted on 7/14/2010 23:06 EST

Some handy little digital helpers are hitting the market just as the back-to-college shopping season is about to start. Technewsdaily has the news on an expanded array of services and products for... Read more on Technewsdaily »

Digital textbooks to account for 1 in 5 textbook sales in 2014

Posted on 4/26/2010 14:24 EST

As every college student knows, textbooks cost a fortune. There are websites that charge less, of course, but even that model is becoming old school. Wallet Pop writes about the digital textbook... Read more on Wallet Pop »

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