Why should $500 be too expensive? When I was in college I payed $200 per text book sometimes. If a person makes $45 000 a year, $5 000 of which is spending mone

Why should $500 be too expensive? When I was in college I payed $200 per text book sometimes. If a person makes $45 000 a year, $5 000 of which is spending money, and they spend 700 hours a year reading and taking notes, then $500 is just %10 of their spending money and pays for something that they will use during %10 of their waking hours. A far better deal than say flying to disney world, or buying a $60 video game with 30 hours of game play.