College Money

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Magazines are a mainstay for college students, with hundreds of titles offering information on everything from fly fishing to French cuisine.

We love ‘em, we read ‘em and we collect ‘em – but can we afford them?

If your pocketbook is getting leaner but your love of the printed word grows stronger, we’ve got the tips you need to continue enjoying your favorite titles and save cash at the same time.

1. Go with Subscriptions
Sure, you can shop the at the grocery store with coupons in hand to save fifty cents off of your next issue of Glamour Magazine. But purchasing a subscription for that mag will save much more than fifty cents over the course of the year. Order them online, or fill out the card that always falls out of the magazine when you take it off the rack. Or save even more with these ideas on how to find cheaper subscriptions.

2. Shop Around for the Lowest Prices
There are plenty of websites that offer competitive prices on magazine discounts. But don’t take our word for it – shop around the Internet for yourself to find the best subscription rates on all your favorite titles. You might be surprised at how much those “set rates” can fluctuate.

3. Use Student Discounts or Frequent Flyer Miles
Often, students can get discounted magazine subscriptions for all kinds of publications with a student ID. Ask the customer service department of your favorite publication if they offer reduced rates students. Frequent flyer miles are another great tool for getting discounted magazine subscriptions – simply cash them in and save!

4. Check out eBay
With some serious shopping and a degree of caution, you can really save a fortune on magazine subscriptions sold on eBay. Safeguard your purchase by restricting your purchases to brokers who have a top notch rating, and you may find you’re getting your favorite publications for next to nothing.

5. Ask about Past Issues
If you don’t need the absolute latest edition of your favorite magazine, you might save significant cash by asking retailers like Barnes and Noble to purchase magazine issues that have come and gone over the past couple of months. Some of these companies would much rather sell old publications cheap rather than having to send them back to the publisher or trash them.

6. Read Online
Many popular magazines offer their top articles online for readers to enjoy for free. If you don’t care about receiving a physical copy of your magazines, this may be the cheapest way by far to enjoy your faves.

You may be saving bucks this year, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your favorite reads. With these tips for getting magazines on the cheap you can enjoy your faves and save dough at the same time. Happy reading!