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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, this really shocks me, OP. I have two kids in college and here's how your list applied to them:

housing for summer internships - they lived at home
storage locker during summer - they brought everything home and stored it in a combo of their bedroom, the basement and the garage
minifridge if allowed - yes - it was like $60 for a semester
eating out/groceries if campus food is bad - they were just given $250 each month and this is one of the things it needed to cover
cab fare for off-campus activities - they walked or took the bus
printer cartridges  - didn't bring a printer
car if on-campus housing not available for upperclassmen - no car brought to campus - again, they walked or took mass transit
spring break travel someplace besides home - ha! 
haircuts - part of that $250 sent each month, but my girl just waits until she's home from school
museum entrance (hopefully discounted) - my kids have no desire to go to museums while at school, but they're not in school in Manhattan or anywhere that has any impressive ones
laundry - part of the $250 sent each month

The $250 also covers tampons and toiletries, birth control/condoms, bus fare, magazines, snacks to keep in the room, school t-shirt/sweatshirt, etc. Neither were involved in greek life. [/quote]

Totally agree with this, except I might kick in extra for birth control if needed!  (Or any other health care costs.)[/quote]

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