My recollection is that, for a given point size, Garamond uses fewer pages, not just less ink. I often switched from Times New Roman to Garamond when I needed

My recollection is that, for a given point size, Garamond uses fewer pages, not just less ink. I often switched from Times New Roman to Garamond when I needed to squeeze extra text in under the page limit, back when I was in school.