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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are having the same issue. DC spent her summer earnings. Charges about $100-150 a month on stuff at the school bookstore.  We give her another $150 month for clothing and entertainment. We pay for books, meal plan, sports team expenses. Still seems not to have enough. [/quote]

OP here again.  I was thinking about $150 a month too.  She can't buy much at the college bookstore except books so maybe I'm low-balling things a bit. We want her to have enough to be able to do a few things and buy a few clothing items but not so much that she doesn't learn to manage to a budget. Thanks for your input.[/quote]

She gets snacks and some personal care things at the bookstore.  It seems to add up.  It's a small town and getting to Target requires a car so she stocks up there when we visit or when she comes home.  So that's not incuded in the budget.  We were probably too lax in the beginning but now are trying to get her to manage to a stricter budget.

To those suggesting jobs, getting a job is not an option everywhere.  On campus jobs go to financial aid kids and the town is too small to employ college students and deal with their limited schedules.  Plus she is on a sports team that has practices every afternoon and games on many Saturdays so not sure she could work even if a job was available.[/quote]

OP again.  We are in the exact same situation with respect to jobs. And with what we're paying in tuition we want her studies and associated activities to be her focus.  Since she made Dean's List last semester we feel like she's doing her job.  I also posted this thread because she's doing an unpaid internship this summer so we'll be continuing to foot the bill for monthly expenses.  (I'm sure she'll be able to pick up a little money babysitting though). I think the experience of an unpaid internship is very valuable for college students.  It gives them contacts and a sense of the world of work they'll likely experience in the near future.  She was a paid camp counselor for 4 summers so she does know a thing or two about working. I really think the unpaid internship makes much more sense in the long run especially considering the world college graduates now face. Thanks again.[/quote]

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