Student Loan Help

So I have this friend, we’ll call her Barbara, and she’s had the most difficult time ordering books online for school. She went to half.com and it took nearly 3 weeks for one of her books to arrive and the other is still not here! Now that’s not a problem if you’re ordering your book(s) on say August 1 for classes that begin September 3, but if your semester is underway or you order your book a week before class, good luck. This poor girl. Her stomach is in knots. She has a quiz tonight and hasn’t read a single page!

I would offer this bit of caution to anyone trying to save some money with online book shopping - GIVE YOURSELF A MONTH, anything less and you are setting yourself up for disaster. Granted, you could be like me and get lucky. I ordered my book on line at CampusX.com last Thursday and got it today, but I am in the minority apparently.

Saving money is great, but at what cost to you? If you save $50 on a book but get behind the 8-ball in your class is it really worth the added stress?

Be careful out there my friends. Read the fine print when ordering your book (i.e. guaranteed arrival date). If you don’t read the fine print you may not be reading any print until it is too late.