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Hello Brennen. Here in the UK, students can get exceptional deals on student and teacher software.
As an example, Microsoft Office 2010 can had be for around £40 ($60) and Adobe Design Premium CS5 for less than £300 ($450).
If you have anything similar in the USA you might want to check with your student faculty to see if any companies do similar deals.
The only proviso is that you have to be a student at a recognised school, college or university and with Adobe in particular you would need to provide proof of your student status before they'll give you a serial number to activate the software.
However, the cost savings are substantial so it's well worth looking into.