Spending money in college
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wow someone from 1974 just commented. I am old but even in 1982 was $3 bucks worth of gas, maybe $5 bucks movie ticket and even if I met girl for just splitting a $4 pitcher of beer afterwards and $6 bucks popcorn, soda and candy bar at movie. That would be $18 bucks and you are proposing $50 for a month in 2024. Do these people not date or go out? Let alone, clothes, hair cuts, toothpaste and coffee type things. You dont have to give anything, my parents gave me nothing in school, but $50 is a 14 year old kid spending money for a trip to the mall in 2024 |
Anonymous
| Wait, are campus libraries paying $15/hour? If so, damn - my kid needs to get a job there! |
Anonymous
What are you buying for the dorm room that costs that much? Most of what my DD took was from her room. Next year she will be in an apartment with a kitchen so I have bought a few kitchen items that we don't have enough of in our kitchen to give her. |
Anonymous
Your kid won’t get that job. They are reserved for financial aid work study kids |
Anonymous
This is what we did last year - DS is also at college in a city, but isn’t a partier and almost always ate on the meal plan on campus (and if he ate off campus, it was fast food). I think he “made” money off of us. We did also buy DS’s toiletries and similar items. |
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| Both my kids have jobs at or near their campuses during the year. Our one kid is an RA and has another job on top of that. Even if someone is taking 18 credit hours they can still work and study. The only exceptions I can think of are the few kids who are high level athletes, practicing their sport 5-6 hours a day. College kids do not need parents to regularly send them money for their wants. |
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shower shoes, shower tote, bathrobe, bins/drawers (some I got from a garage sale), small first aid kit, small hand steamer for clothes (I think this was $15), a pill organizer for her meds that connects to a smart phone for reminders (this was less than $20 and worth it to us), a locking storage ottoman (which was about $25 and multipurpose - step onto bed AND lock up valuables including aforementioned meds), mattress encasement to protect against bedbugs, a mattress topper (got a deal at Home Depot for less than $50), a set of pillows, a laptop desk from IKEA for her bed, a tool set at IKEA for I think $10, and of course the all important woozoo ;P .... Look, it adds up. We still have to get a computer for her, too - thankfully, we got a huge amount of gift cards from Costco and she and her father have scoped one out that the cards will cover. We're not going to be traveling back and forth a lot - it's a bit far for that. |
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? You are responding to me. We will cover food and transportation. A Halloween costume is 100% on her. I’m not saying we’ll pay for everything, just that we’re all unclear what her money will go towards this year, and we’re trying to figure it out. She’s working retail, has some money she’s saved, doing odd jobs, and has a little graduation money. Of course, she’ll be using all of that. |
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Of course, $50 isn't all a college student would spend, it is our bit for necessary incidentals. They pay for movies, beer, pizza, dates, clothes etc. from money they earn themselves. We pay tuition, dorm, meal plans. I feel no responsibility to provide pizza& beer money for a college student. From what I've seen at my kids' schools, if you are willing to work food service any student can work 10 hrs a week. One of my kids is a TA, mainly grading papers on his own schedule for 10-15 yrs/week and the other works in an admin office. |
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I have one kid at a huge public school and one at a small private. Both have jobs for non-work-study students. Might be working in the dining hall but jobs can be had. And that's just on campus, if your college is in a city, you have more options. |
Anonymous
They are at both my kids’ schools, both T10, one ivy one not. Undergrad learning advisors get more. |
Anonymous
Sounds like a lot of unnecessary stuff if you ask me. I bought the xl sheets and a few bins for under the bed. The rest she can bring from home. |
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I wanted my kid to take advantage of the city and not sit in the basement of some sophomores off campus housing drinking Pink Whitney so if it was something other than drinking they could use our credit card.
They went to shows, museums, sports events, festivals, tried new foods, did tours, etc. But sure campus food and pink Whitney is another option |
Anonymous
Halloween is on a Thursday this year so you’re gonna need three costumes. Lol |