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Thats all.

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Things you should NEVER pay for in Provo: Part the Third

More Freeness.
A little clarification, or should I say correction?
The title is a misnomer. I suppose you could pay for some of these things, and probably should under certain circumstances. But you don't always have to.
So, here goes.

The Consumption Edition:

• Water - It is free. 'Nuf said.
• Get a Starving Student Card - Okay, I know this isn't free, but think of it as an investment. Get one, have a friend get one, and then on some lazy Saturday, go down the list of FREE things on the card. Straight up free, no purchase necessary. Go for a free sandwich at Hickory Kist on Center Street (Soo good), and a few free pizzas, Plus the haircuts, and a free smothie at Bamboo Hut. And a couple free items at the previously mentioned Las Tarascas. In a couple hours you can get enough food to have made it well worth the 15 bucks the card costs.
  
• Cosco - Always a good time, good deal, and a few tasty morsels of sample food.
  

Things you should NEVER pay for in Provo: Part the Second

Continuing our foray into the world of the cheap and free, I present to you Part Duex of Things you should Never pay for in Provo: the Media Edition!

• Classical Music - If you're a music aficionado or just aspiring, check out BYU's link to a vast classical music selection. Go to the HBLL website and click on the "more" bar on the left, scroll down to "Databases A-Z" (or just click my link right there). Scroll down to the "Classical Music Library", enter your NetID and Password, and BAM! You're in. Enjoy.
• Multimedia Services - Make use of the Multimedia Lab in the Library, just past the "No-Shhh!" zone, or the Nosh, as I call it. They have a lab filled with all the hardware and software you'd ever need for duplication, creation, transfer, editing, and anything else you would want to do with audio/video. I'm serious, if you don't think they can do it, just ask. My $ says they can.
  

• Videos - This is the item that prompted me to write this little series, and the crux of the whole thing. I recently canceled my Netflicks account. They have a phenomenal selection (60,000 titles) but it was just too slow, discs would show up broken on occasion, and I can get movies for free. How, you might say? Well, I own a small collection, and while not free, I've already payed for these. My roommates have movies as well, some good ones, ones I've never seen. Outside of my roommates, theres other friends, they have movies and are willing to lend. You might say,"But what about new releases? WHAT about THAT!?" Valid point, and one easily remedied. Redbox, my friend, can be your best friend, if you check for promotion codes first. Go to www.insideredbox.com and check for a promo code for a free night. If you learn nothing else from me, learn this one thing: NEVER PAY FOR A REDBOX MOVIE. There you have it.
  

Things you should NEVER pay for in Provo: Part the First

I've been here in Provo for a while. Probably too long. But I've learned a few things, thankfully, and not all in class. Here are a few $ saving tips, things that are readily available fo' yo' ready pleasure. So, without further ado, in no particular order, I present...

Things you should NEVER pay for in Provo!

• Firewood - So you love going out to the canyon and having bonfires. The smell of smoke, the huddling close to the opposite gender...for warmth...the tin-foil dinners. Its all great fun. And cheap, if you do it right. Firewood is easily to come by at a few locations. Pallets area available at grocery stores. Any carpentry shop will have a LARGE pile of irregular wood crap cast-offs. BYU has such a shop ( I won't ruin the fun for you and tell you where it is, though). Theres also one South of Provo off the freeway. Think about it, look around, firewood is an easy one.
• Hangers - You know, for your closet? If you're okay with wire hangers (not everybody is) just go the the dry cleaners and ask them for some. Again, BYU has this on campus. I used to work there (they're always hiring, and if you have a pulse, you're qualified), and part of my daily responsibilities were to throw away the hangers. Really, they're more than happy to help you out here.
• Haircuts - How many hair schools are around here? Theres Dallas Roberts, Paul Mitchel, Bon Losee, and I think there are some smaller ones in Orem. And with all those schools, there are a many, many students. I don't know that its part of their policy to give away free haircuts, but its worked for me in the past.
  

Oh, and we've just begun, folks. Send in your own suggestions. And stay tuned for more freeness.