Appropriate Allowance for Freshman in College

[Anonymous]

Curious what others feel is an appropriate allowance for a freshman in college. They’ll be living in the dorm, have a full meal plan, and won’t have their car. So, my thought was $350/mo because it’ll mainly be used for entertainment. Just curious what others are doing and if I’m not thinking of something.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

$25 per month

[Anonymous]

$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

It probably is not. There’s a similar post in the College and University forum.

[Anonymous]

Depends where the college is, how expensive the surrounding area is and how much opportunity they'll have to go off campus. Are they expected to buy their own clothes? Are they rushing? Are they living in a big city?

$350 seems high to me for "entertainment" for a freshman living in a dorm, unless they're living in NYC.

[Anonymous]

Op this really depends on the campus and how much happens off campus vs on-campus. personally anything beyond $100 a month as emergency money means they have to get a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

you’re an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

you’re an idiot.

Actually, the only idiot here it the OP. OP is raising a child that's going to learn to be a needy, dependent, self-entitled grifter. Seen it time and time again.

[Anonymous]

We gave $50 a month. We did NOT want our kid working the first semester. It's a big transition if going to college away from home - take the time to get into a routine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

+1. Although summer earnings and winter break earnings may also be sufficient to cover the extras.

[Anonymous]

We are giving 400 a month outside of normal fixed expenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$0. They can get a job and work 10 hours a week on campus, gain some paid work experience for their resume, learn some life lessons, and learn how to responsibly spend money they earn.

Seriously- I feel like this is a troll post. FFS.

you’re an idiot.

Actually, the only idiot here it the OP. OP is raising a child that's going to learn to be a needy, dependent, self-entitled grifter. Seen it time and time again.

Every parent provides for a child in some way. That some parents provide more doesn't automatically mean the child will turn out bad.

[Anonymous]

Tell your kid to get a job for 10 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

I gave them basically enough to cover a pizza once a week. What kind of entertainment to the $400/month poster? My kids also didn’t buy clothes at school. I paid for their transportation home.

[Anonymous]

There is a thread on this in the college forum

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1074178.page

I give $200 to supplement what they already have.

My kids golf, go to concerts, go to sports games, boat cruises, weekends at the beach, weekends visiting other schools, art/music festivals.

Some people think college is about ramen and house parties but I’d like it for them to do whatever the new area offered. To each his own.