Advice for Newly Admitted Terps (updated 2017)

Yes. Dining Dollars are only accepted for food purchases, but Terp Express can be used for other purchases. However, as you said, you can get those Dining Dollars at a discount. I’m considering bumping up one step from the Base plan to get the 10% discount. If D17 uses more than $200 I can supplement with Terp Express or gasp actual money!