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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Allowance?  When I went to college, I bought my books, personal care, clothes, etc while my parents paid tuition and room and board.  The money I spent was from savings when I was a high schooler working (half of what I made was saved and half I could spend at the time) and after freshman year I worked on campus.

It will be interesting to see what circumstances lead us to do when DD goes, we still have some time, but 350 sounds extremely generous.[/quote]

Me, too. However, I think it's a bit harder to get jobs now than when I was in high school/college. My DD, 16, is having a very hard time finding a job; many places want you to be at least 18.

My DD gets $80 a month in allowance now. I'd think $150 would be a reasonable amount for college since she'll have more out-of-pocket expenses. For instance, when we get pizza at home, I pay for it now, but clearly she'd be paying in college. I also now buy her shampoo, etc., although she buys most of her makeup from babysitting money.[/quote]

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