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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What? They live on Campus and housing and meals are paid for. $$$

What would they need money for?[/quote]
So you just live in your house and eat your grocery food and never do anything else? No friends, no hobbies, no entertainment, no dinners out or Uber Eats in, no occasional coffee or milkshake at that little place on the corner, no new clothes, no haircuts, no new anything? Must be thrilling. [/quote]

I live in a house in a city, NOT in college campus in a rural area. LOL.

Besides we don't consider haircuts, new clothes, hobbies, or groceries part of "spending money" and I don't think my kid does either. Those are all necessities. [/quote]
You asked what they’d need to spend money on outside of room and board, I answered.

You have a very wide definition of “necessity” that seems to basically include anything someone might want to spend money on, so of course you wouldn’t need to spend anything else. Out of curiosity, if not personal care, new clothes, hobbies, or groceries, what would you consider something that needs “spending money”? Movie tickets? The occasional 2 am IHOP visit with friends (I loved those in college, personally)? Maybe expenses for a date?

OP said the school was in a big city. But even if OP hadn’t specified, there are things to spend money on in a rural area too, even if it’s the cafe in the student center.

And to be clear I’m not saying any of this needs a ton or money or that it has to be the parents who provide it. Again, I was just answering your question of what costs there might be outside of room and board. [/quote]

For Freshman year while living on campus I truly don't think my kid should have any "spending money" expenses. Next year, once they move out of campus, it will be a different beast!

Also, my kid is working this summer so they'll have hard-earned "spending money" in their bank account to use as they pleased.

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Are you the poster I was responding too? If so, I’m still super curious what you consider a “spending money” expense since you said new clothes, groceries, and hobbies are essentials. Sure, beyond those things kids probably don’t have much else, depending on how you classify the occasional dining out or entertainment expense, but I think most people don’t consider those things essentials. I would not expect my freshman to not spend money to go out to eat or to a movie or concert every once in a while, for example, and I would consider those to be non-essential “spending money” expenses. [/quote]

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