Why won't my macbook charge? HELP!!

So basically a while ago my macbook stopped charging. I was using it like normal and all of a sudden it stopped charging. It didn't shut off though, it just stopped charging at that point. I thought It was the charger at first but then I took it to an apple store and plugged it in to one of their chargers and it still didn't work. They told me it was the battery that needed to be replaced but I didn't fix it at the store because I didn't have enough money to fix it at the time. Well anyways, today I thought "what if I unplug the battery and just keep the charged plugged in?" So I tried that. I took off the battery and prayed that the charger would make my macbook turn on.... But it didn't. So now I'm not sure what is wrong with my macbook because isn't it supposed to still work as long as the charger is plugged in? I really need help because I do not have the money to fix my macbook and I really need it to work now because school is about to start.. PLEASE HELP!!!

Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.

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