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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:24 pm
by shibby
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Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:38 pm
by banana$$stand
Don't go to law school. Boom.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:40 pm
by shibby
banana$$stand wrote:Don't go to law school. Boom.
Shoot, why didn't I think of that?!
Sadly, you're probs right. But I am a special snowflake and determined to make it work!
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:45 pm
by 09042014
Buy a flask.
Buy used books and sell them back after. It's virtually free that way. Old editions almost always work totally time.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:53 pm
by rinkrat19
Minimize how much you spend on alcohol.
Get a roommate.
Don't take taxis just because they're easier than the bus/subway.
Don't pay $100/mo for a smartphone on AT&T/Verizon.
Don't buy lunches.
(I follow exactly none of these, except I have Sprint.)
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:16 pm
by 20141023
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Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:37 pm
by francesfarmer
Desert Fox wrote:Buy a flask.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:11 pm
by shibby
Desert Fox wrote:Buy a flask.
Noted. I just feel like this looks kinda tacky/cheap if you're out drinking with friends.
Lolz. Getting pregnant and fucking with my hormones sounds like a recipe for law school success!
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:23 pm
by francesfarmer
shibby wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Buy a flask.
Noted. I just feel like this looks kinda tacky/cheap if you're out drinking with friends.
I'm definitely tacky and cheap but I always cozy up to anyone who has a flask at a bar.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:07 pm
by shibby
Bump because I is po!
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:51 pm
by mr.hands
Eat a lot of pasta or rice and beans. One dollar meals ftw
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:54 pm
by BlueJeanBaby
mr.hands wrote:Eat a lot of pasta or rice and beans. One dollar meals ftw
rice cooker is seriously ftw when eating cheap.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:05 pm
by smdpnp
Nope.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:09 pm
by DougieFresh
live like a lawyer while a student = profit
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:20 pm
by Presidentjlh
Don't forget you can also simply sell yourself on the street too.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:25 pm
by JXander
BlueJeanBaby wrote:mr.hands wrote:Eat a lot of pasta or rice and beans. One dollar meals ftw
rice cooker is seriously ftw when eating cheap.
I'm really sad I won't be able to eat organic food while in law school. Maybe I'll just start my own garden...
I'm going to try making really large dishes at the beginning of two weeks, freezing them, and having them as dinners for the days to follow.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:55 pm
by jbagelboy
screw saving. many of these suggestions sound like they would send me back to borderline depressive. loan that bitch out and PAYE it up
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:59 pm
by Cooleytruthsayer
Well, there was that story awhile back about the guy who went to college while living in his van and working to avoid student debt.
That being said the majority of people who support that idea for the average person would want to see their kid live in a van.......so......yeah......
Plus it wouldn't even really be an option to work in law school since the ABA makes it a violation if going fulltime. Mind you the average person I went to school with worked, but they were either on part time or would say "what, how would they find out" (same people who took 3 shots at the MPRE to pass it of course)
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:05 pm
by Tom Joad
shibby wrote:-Hunt for best deals for online shopping on Amazon/Ebay rather than being lazy and buying at MSRP in a store
That is dumb and counterproductive, bro. Shopping online just tempts you to buy things you didn't know you need until you see them. It is even worse when the price is really low. Then you really want it.
If you have a decent professional wardrobe and a laptop, you really don't need to buy anything in law school except food and toiletries.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:43 pm
by Presidentjlh
Tom Joad wrote:shibby wrote:-Hunt for best deals for online shopping on Amazon/Ebay rather than being lazy and buying at MSRP in a store
That is dumb and counterproductive, bro. Shopping online just tempts you to buy things you didn't know you need until you see them. It is even worse when the price is really low. Then you really want it.
If you have a decent professional wardrobe and a laptop, you really don't need to buy anything in law school except food and toiletries.
Cheap beer like Boxer's and cheap booze like Canadian Springs can go a long way to keeping you entertained, too.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:37 pm
by helterskelter
Here are some TTTips from a TTT's financial aid brochure:
Buy half gallons of ice cream and cones and share the cost with your roommate or study group.
Try take and bake pizza instead of delivery.
Check out the used CD rack in your local music store.
Have you ever been "thrift shopping?" (Quotes are theirs.)
There are some semi-useful tips as well, but those are my favorites.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:44 am
by nickb285
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Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:50 am
by highopes337
I love the thrift store.

Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:54 am
by vinnnyvincenzo
Tom Joad wrote:shibby wrote:-Hunt for best deals for online shopping on Amazon/Ebay rather than being lazy and buying at MSRP in a store
That is dumb and counterproductive, bro. Shopping online just tempts you to buy things you didn't know you need until you see them. It is even worse when the price is really low. Then you really want it.
If you have a decent professional wardrobe and a laptop, you really don't need to buy anything in law school except food and toiletries.
Well you can buy toiletries and some food (peanut butter, ramen, etc) on amazon to save money.
Re: Good ways to save $$ in law school
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:23 am
by rad lulz
francesfarmer wrote:shibby wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Buy a flask.
Noted. I just feel like this looks kinda tacky/cheap if you're out drinking with friends.
I'm definitely tacky and cheap but I always cozy up to anyone who has a flask at a bar.
Go to the bathroom and make your mixed drinks
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