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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  Hopefully the situation is resolved.  I would just caution that you don't try to control your kids with money.  I know you want your kids to feel thankful and not have to work quite as hard as you did as a child but there is something in the middle between spoiled and never had anything handed to me. They should have to live within a budget, maybe it is what they earned during the summer, maybe it is augmented with an allowance, but whatever it is it should be communicated that is the expectation and what, if any strings are attached I.e. If we are giving allowance so you don't have to work, we expect that you are using it to study and keep a minimum average. If they have a meal plan (which sometimes can be used a a grocery store on campus), classes, and books covered they should be able to decline participating in whatever activity that would require spending money they don't have if they have used up their funds.  This is a skill better learned in college when they have a guaranteed roof over their head, food, and transportation (around campus) for the semester or year than the real world when none of those things are guaranteed. 
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