Need some help and support from all of you

[cain]

Hi, as some of you know from reading my other posts, I go to Cornell and it's a seriously rip off school. I mean they charge 25 dollars a month for internet access and limits your bandwith to 2 gigs. If you go over by 1 MB, they charge you up your ass. My parents have already spent a great deal of money toward my tuition and stuff. So I am suppose to buy my own textbooks. Here is the problem though, I didn't think the books are gonna be this expensive, so I spent a part of the money upgrading my computer. Now I am about 85 dollars short. I am working while taking classes, but I sort of need the book in the next week or so. I can't tell my parents because they think I already have all my books. So if anyone can tell me a fast way to make some real cash, i would appreciate it.

 

[Schadenfroh]

drug dealing
prostitution
gambling (loaded dice of course)
work for the mob
mug someone
pawn something (then steal it back from the pawn shoP)
armed robbery

take your pick

 

[kranky]

Sell something to raise the cash. Easiest and quickest.

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

Sell your underwear on E-Bay.

 

[Yossarian]

sell the computer stuff you bought

 

[MichaelD]

Ah, welcome to the world of Harsh Lessons Stemming From Financial Irresponsiblility!

You have now learned; don't spend every last penny.

Perfect example. In 1994 I was riding high. New job, new credit (newly repaired) and I went willy nilly buying audio gear for my POS car.

Car sounded great, I was making payments on the CC..but it was maxed.

I blew the alternator. Dealer wanted $250 for a new one...I refuse to buy second hand alternators or starters...only new or rebuilt. I had to beg and borrow to scrape together the money...and I went w/o a car for a week, that's how long it took me to get the money. :disgust:

I have one CC that I don't use at all, ever. That's my "I need a new alternator" credit card.

Live and learn, buddy.

 

[psydancerqt]

did you buy your books on line?

 

[joecool]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Ah, welcome to the world of Harsh Lessons Stemming From Financial Irresponsiblility! You have now learned; don't spend every last penny. Perfect example. In 1994 I was riding high. New job, new credit (newly repaired) and I went willy nilly buying audio gear for my POS car. Car sounded great, I was making payments on the CC..but it was maxed. I blew the alternator. Dealer wanted $250 for a new one...I refuse to buy second hand alternators or starters...only new or rebuilt. I had to beg and borrow to scrape together the money...and I went w/o a car for a week, that's how long it took me to get the money. :disgust: I have one CC that I don't use at all, ever. That's my "I need a new alternator" credit card. Live and learn, buddy.

what he said ...

try donating your plasma or something. they pay for that, don't they?

 

[SyahM]

go to psychology department or your medical school and sign up for their experiment/research. Usually you'll be paid around $10-$25/hr of participation, MRI and drug studies pay the most.

 

[jaybert]

hey, i'm at cornell too.

yea, the bandwidth thing is a jip. If you really want to be a bum go around and find an unsecured wireless router and scam his bandwidth.

but seriously, just borrow a book from a classmate and photocopy the pages you need until you can afford to purchase the book. or better yet, go and return the computer parts you've purchased to get the book.

 

[AreaCode707]

Go to the library and check out the book to do your reading until you've saved the money you need to buy it.

 

[pinoy]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
sell the computer stuff you bought

can't agree more! Hope you learned your lesson (even without your textbooks).

 

[mugs]

share your books with someone. I rarely spent more than $100 a semester that way.

 

[PunDogg]

sell your other books, and buy the books online, F the book store, go to www.half.com put your ISBN number in here and get a used book, i save like 30 dollars every book

Dogg

 

[Fritzo]

I went through countless classes without ever buying the books I had a lot of Lit classes that needed 4 books that I didn't buy, but still ended up with a B. Depends on the class if you needed it or not. I agree with the photocopy thing. Or tell your prof that your book was lost/stolen and you can't afford another one. He/she may take pity on you can give you one.

 

[her209]

Don't go to Cornell.

 

[cain]

if each one of you gives me a dollar, i will get that money very very quickly

 

[basara318]

photocopy your books... seriously, thats what i did when i was broke one summer.