Frugal Curriculum Shopping

I've been bidding on curricula on Ebay for my son's future schooling. So far, I've managed to get most of his sixth and eight grade, and a bit of seventh and ninth all at half price or less. I factor in shipping costs when calculating the final price. Ebay has the handiest search option where you can search items according the lowest price including shipping. This makes looking for curricula so much easier.

I signed up for Ebay's cash back buyer program(ebay bucks) which was free of charge. I'm earning 2% back, and this is in addition to earning money back from my DiscoverCard, and via clicking through Bigcrumbs.com(36% off the seller's fees cash back). It's like using triple coupons!

The only difficult part for me is keeping track of what I already have so that I don't order duplicates. This year I've left the order form for his curriculum provider next to the computer, making sure to check off the ones I've won.

Trying to find room for all these books has become challenging. I've got stacks of them under our bookshelves. It would be less challenging if I wasn't saving the earlier years for my daughter. My husband added hanging shelves to a low wall in the room over the garage, AKA the man cave. This has been a real help, and the three pine shelves have filled up quickly with room on the floor underneath.