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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I got $100/wk in college plus a credit card that I used for bigger (pre-approved) purchases like a sorority formal dress.[/quote]

Original poster here.  Thanks for your reply.  Are you a recent graduate? Were you on a college meal plan or did you use some of the money for basic food?[/quote]

Sorry, that information would have been helpful :) I graduated in 2006, which feels more recent than it actually is! I did have a partial meal plan that I used for breakfast and lunch usually on weekdays. Reading over all of these posts I feel sorry for some of the kids whose parents don't give them any money. I don't think you need to go crazy with it, but at the same time my social life would really have been impacted if I didn't have any money. I also graduated early and worked hard to make good grades, and if I had felt the pressure to work 20 hours per week, that would not have been possible. I do think the cost of living in your child's area matters too. I was in a city, but a relatively inexpensive one in the midwest. If I had been living in DC or something, things would have cost more.[/quote]

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