How much did your food bill drop when your son went to college?

Anonymous wrote:Our kid will go to state school an hour away. Kid will stay in dorm but come home of the weekends.

I expect to save nothing. I expect that a week's worth of laundry will be brought home for me to take care of. I expect no changes in my Costco bill (cause kid plans to pick up all supplies from home and not buy at school). I also expect to buy/cook food and freeze for the kid to take to dorm as well as send a big bag of groceries with him to college.

On the other hand, in-state tuition cannot be beat.

Why isn't your adult child doing their own laundry? You're enabling.

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02/23/2015 14:49

Subject: How much did your food bill drop when your son went to college?

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Anonymous

DH and I buy a lot less, less variety of groceries. The grocery budget feels much more predictable. When kids are home on breaks they say - there's nothing to eat! (or course there's something to eat, just not everything their heart desires) I make the suggestion that they go grocery shopping, provide a receipt, and I'll reimburse them. It's hardly ever worth it to them.