Allowance in College

scarfmadness
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:01:17 +0000

i think it’s unrealistic to expect your daughter to eat 3 meals a day while in college…
manhattan is really expensive (i go to barnard) so i would suggest getting her a refrigerator that she can share with her roommate and keeping some food there. she can make herself pasta or sandwiches and save a lot of money.
also maybe she should get a job while in school? opportunities abound in new york and it is a great experience. that way she can control what she uses her money for.
but if you insist on giving her an allowance, $100 a month is what i would give. it is low for new york but as you said, she wont be going to broadway shows every month and she’s not going to be spending most of it on food. it really depends on what your daughter likes to do for fun, though - and that’s why i suggest she get a job.