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[quote=Anonymous]2 kids in college:

They are covered under our medical insurance (it's no additional cost to us through my Dh's work, so that's a given.)

We pay for tuition

We pay for the dorm room freshman year, and apartment rent after that--but that means we get a say in which apartment/living situation they choose.   In their college town, it is common that most apartment complexes include utilities in the rent.

We pay for a meal plan freshman year, and a "food allowance" for the remaining years.   The "food allowance" depends on how much they spend on the apartment--we will pay up to $1000 total for apartment (including utilities) and food.  So the older child picked an apartment that is $620/month, so he will get $380/month food allowance.     That also has to cover things like toothpaste, toilet paper, etc. but we will start him with a good stockpile at the beginning of the year--especially in light of Covid, we don't want him skimping on hand soap!  Same with his roommates--if any of them are having trouble affording basic handsoap, we will GLADLY help out!

Any extra's like going out, meals beyond the food allowance, etc. need to be covered themselves.  [/quote]

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