What to do if you're textbook is late in the mail

You ended up buying your textbook online. The only thing is that the darn thing has yet to arrive. :( You can pray and hope that it will get there by tomorrow, but that can only do so much.

If you're book is at least five days late contact the company and seller and explain their situatuion to them. This can either get you a refund, a discount, or possibly nothing ,but communication is key in these situations and can honestly make you're life a tad bit easier. 

Try and get in contact with someone in you're class and see if they will be kind enough to let you borrow the textbook overnight one week so you can get caught up. Just try and remember to return the favor.

If you're taking a history,science, etc. class most books on the subject matter have very much in common and you might be able to get away with reading a book on the same subject that wasn't assigned. This can get through for a week or two so you're not completley lost or it might work out for the whole course and you find out you never needed some stupid $100 book. It's a bit of gamble to be honest.

Check and see if you're library has it. (If you're library has it available for youe even for an hour or so at a time then you probably shouldn't even bother purchasing the textbook, but it depends on what class you're taking I suppose.)

See if you're textbook is available online at Course Smart. Course Smart is a website that is dedicated to providing onlinw textbooks for students. They will let you download a two-week free trial for certain textbooks. This can be helpful because two-weeks should give you're book enough time to get to you.

http://www.coursesmart.com/

What do I need for College?

So many are going off to college and are about to live on their own for the very first time and are probably wondering "What do I take to College?".

Well there seems to be a lot of information out there about what you need to take to College and what you don't need to take to college. Since I probably wont be living on my own till next year I've decided to track down a few articles that might hold some of the info you might need.

This article talks about some of the items you might need in college and how to pack for college.

This article talks about some of the items you will need in your dorm room.

What's this? Finding all these necessary items for college it too much work for you?

Well not to worry because there are now kits out there to help you with the basics you need to start off college.

At Charming Cards they have these two kits to fit your college needs.

For $40 you can get the College Survival Kit.


The Kit includes:

Sleep Mask, Ear Plugs, Book Light, Book Clip & Stand, “Talk to the Knob” Privacy Door Sign, First Aid Kit, Thermometer, Mending Kit, Collapsible Clothes Hamper, “No, It Doesn’t Smell Okay” Laundry Instructions, 6-in-1 Screwdriver, Poster Adhesive, Air Freshener, Jolt® Caffeine-Energy Gum, and a Domino’s Pizza® Gift Certificate.

What? That's too much for you? Well you can go with the smaller Dorm Survival Kit that provides you with a lot of the basic items you will need in college and it is about half the price of the College Survival Kit.


This kit includes:book light, caffeine gum, eye mask, earplugs,

first aid kit, thermometer, laundry bag, laundry instructions, sewing kit, air freshener, poster adhesive, screwdriver

Your best bet though is to go with Mom in a Box. A site that provides you with a whole bunch of items that you will need in plastic storage box. There four packs you can choose from you can get the basic kit for $25 or you can go with the gender specific packs that are around $50. You can upgrade each of these kits for $25 and get all the basic medicines you will need when it comes to those everyday illnesses.

If you are like me you find the idea of actually buying these kits silly and rather just go off and purchase the items you need on your own. I think that's a great idea,but I do suggest you take a look t these kits and make a list of the items that are included in them so you'll be sure to have everything you need.

College survival vol.1

Due to the fact I am going to start college a month from now so I have decided to have these little segments where I post little tips to make the whole college and living on your own experience a bit more easier even though those who don't attend college can take something from this as well.


Great Deals:

Buy a Mac for college and get an Ipod touch for free.

If you are planning on getting a new computer and really want to get a Mac than this a great deal. If I could afford a computer I would totally get in on this since I have learned to love the Mac from using them all the time at my Graphic Design class. You get a discount if you're a student and get a free IPod touch and if you don't want the touch sell it later and use that money to pay for something else.
store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school



For you Starbucks lovers there is some great news. Reusable cold cups have been released in stores for all your starbucky needs. You can a 16 oz for around 13 bucks and a 20 oz for around 16. The great thing about these is that you get a bit of a discount when you use this cup at Starbucks. I can't seem to remember how much though. Also if you bring in your own mug for coffee you tend to save ten cents. You can save money on your Starbucks obsession and save the environment. Though I would only buy this if you were the type of person to go to Starbucks more than once a week otherwise the investment won't be worth it. These would be a waster for me of course because I go to Starbucks like five times a year. Note:These cups are only to be used for Starbucks cold beverages and beware of amazon dealers that charge up to 90 bucks for one of these. If you are going to purchase one don't pay more than 20 dollars for it.

Also try any local grocery store to see if they are in store like Safeway. Seriously there is like a bunch of these things at my local Safeway.

Buy Here: www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp

Free Tunes: (Money can be tight and new music is always nice to have, but no matter how much you crave to have new music it is wrong to download an artists music without their consent. Luckily musicians are nice enough to have a few of their tunes to be down-loadable for free.)

Those at Rue Morgue are offering a free download of an album that is compiled of several different bands. You get seventeen songs from seventeen different artists so chances are you'll at least find one song that is to your liking even if the music is a bit demented nature. I personally couldn't be happier because I just adore some of the bands on here and even had a chance to discover some new ones. My personal favs are from Creature Feature, The Creepshow, and Midnight Syndicate, Even if this not the type of music you listen to all year round hey, you now have some tunes for when Halloween comes a knockin.

Get Rue Morgues Hymns from the House of Horror here: www.rue-morgue.com/hymns.php