Are Meal Plans Worth It?

agmama
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:52:22 +0000

Living an hour away means that I can’t run home for lunch so I’ll have to one meal in Gainesville each day. I say I’ll pack something, but I know I won’t. I’ll forget to do it the night before and then be in too big a hurry in the morning. The commuter meal plan is 65 meals a semester plus 25 dollars in flex bucks for $480. I haven’t counted, but I think that’s one meal per day of class. There’s another option that’s the same price but it’s 300 in flex bucks and then some meals, but I can’t remember how many. I’ve just been known to spend all my money (not hard to do when I don’t have a regular job. I live off financial aid and helping my dad with his auction business, plus occasionally selling baby goats or rabbits that I raise). I feel like it might be better for me to just prepay for my food out of my financial aid money so I know I will be able to eat lunch each day. I have to think about it some more though.