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[quote=Anonymous]1 - mama bear for legal forms (so if your child is in the hospital you can call and get info about them)

2 - freshman usually have a required meal plan, and our experience is its plenty (usually 3 meals a day plus some form of dining dollars that can be used at places like dunking donuts, chipotle, etc).  Our kids worked over summers for fun money (pizza and bear/going out)

3 - we set them up with things like 2 sets of shampoo, shaving cream, laundry detergent, deodorant, etc when we dropped them off, put enough money on their card for 2 loads of laundry per week

4 - one of ours buys their books and we Venmo them the funds, the other sends us the list and I order them, shipping directly to their dorm

5 - eventually, you want them to get a credit card, but if they aren't good with money, it does not need to be during feshman year, when they are learning to mange their time and their money all at once.  However, it is much easier to get one while in college, than after. And you want them to start building their credit. [/quote]

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