[abowers]

I'd agree with Digital Camera - and the internet. I had internet free (well, included in costs of tuition) for 4 years, then I split it 3 ways with roommates in my apartment last year, and it's included with my apartment rent this year-- but I have been able to do a lot of price comparison from online, or buy from sites that I know are cheaper than real stores, for all kinds of things: from things like computer & digital camera peripherals... to car insurance...to yarn.

The digital camera has saved me from spending $7 a roll on maybe 12/24 good pictures. Not to mention it saves space to not have all those prints lying around-- I save all my digital pictures to CDs and the good ones I have printed out and put in albums.