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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would want to know why he didnt work all last summer and make plenty for spending money?  Even at minimum wage, working 30 hours a week left plenty of time for summer fun AND several thousands in spending money.  So?  What was he doing?[/quote]

He did work part-time last summer but he also was an unpaid volunteer for a campaign, which cut into his job hours. The money he saved is mostly gone from just normal spending and first year of college expenses. He also already secured a summer internship for 2019.[/quote]

"Normal spending" is [Amount of Money] / [Months of College] = [Monthly budget].  He blew his funds for the year in the first three months of school?  He lives lean.  Sorry, you're coddling, OP.  [/quote]

You don't know that.  I worked full time plus overtime in the summer when I was in college, and a good job that paid above minimum wage.  I still spent almost all of it just in the first week of the semester, buying my books for the semester, which cost thousands of dollars.  And, yes, you need stuff like toothpaste, maybe a sweater, etc.  I worked 8-10 hours a week in work study (which was what my college suggested was the appropriate amount) to pay for the next semester's books plus things like toothpaste and soap, and it did really cut into my study time.  I would study all night and was sick constantly in college.  OP's whole question is ridiculous because it's based on the premise that she and her husband are unable to communicate.  A normal family would sit down with son and figure out what he needs (or what he wants) and what's reasonable under the circumstances.  I don't think 20 hours a week of work, while you're in a demanding college program, is reasonable.  [/quote]

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