The one thing I can't throw out.

lorist202

...are my old textbooks from college.  I know how stupid that sounds.  We're talking 2000-2004.  I only minored in the field I worked in for years, but I still loved all my classes and still take interest.

What to do with four boxes of textbooks??  Any suggestions?  I can't just throw them out for some reason.

KPSimon

I hear ya...but I did away with all of ours years and years ago.  Dh had more trouble getting rid of his than I did with mine.  You can just do what everyone else does...put them in a box and store them.  Periodically look at them and try to get rid of them and then store them again.  It can go on for years.  LOL

saltypearl

I graduated in 2001 and I haven't gotten rid of several.  Though they are ones that were insanely expensive or I referenced a lot.  There's one I still do reference.

fisheries+chick

I kept very few of my text books, and the one I really wanted to keep because it was so useful (intro to GIS) I ended up losing in a move somewhere.

The rest of my books--if I couldn't sell them back to the school bookstore--I dumped in the big box they had for book recycling there. If you have a university or even a library near by, they might have one too.

jen5-03

book wreath.

 

soozy87

Sell them online...you never know who could want them!

MontereyBride

There are organizations that use old textbooks to educate women in developing countries. I don't know the names of any off-hand but that's what google's for.

nd01

MontereyBride:

There are organizations that use old textbooks to educate women in developing countries. I don't know the names of any off-hand but that's what google's for.

Some of my friends from college started this organization and it does great work: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/