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is that price an exaggeration or do the texts in the US actually cost that much?
When I was in college, most books were $150-250, although there was one book that was $350. That was a while back, so they could be gouging students even more.
For reference at the time, you could rent a room for $250-300 in the college town that I was in.
If you are homeless for a month you could buy one book!
I worked part time at minimum wage (if I worked a graveyard shift I earned an extra dollar per hour) and typically earned around $600/month. When I had to go to the doctor, I'd typically have to go down to a bowl of ramen a day to save enough money for the copay and prescription (if there were meds prescribed). The university offered some insurance, but only for emergencies. If I recall correctly, it listed some payouts for major emergencies and losing an eye or something would get you a payment of less than $1000.