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College students are constantly strapped for cash.
We sometimes count change in our car ashtrays and in between the cushions of our couches just to foot our lunch bill for the day. Then comes the beginning of a new semester when we have to stock up on the required textbooks for classes, textbooks that some teachers don't even require you to crack open once. A student with 12 to 14 credit hours can pay hundreds for books, new or used. Editions for books are constantly being renewed, which means books bought may not be valid for resale next semester. Textbooks are non-optional and prices are high.