<p>You can save a little money by going on the 12 meal plan. My Mudder has been on it since she started. She never goes to breakfast. She either has some food in her room (she goes to the Vons periodically for groceries) or she buys a bagel from the breakfast cart. I think that saves about $1000 per year. (There is also an 8 meal plan, but then you would have to do some serious meal preparation.) [url=<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/studentaccounts1/board.html]Board[/url”>http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/studentaccounts1/board.html]Board[/url</a>]
As for spending money, she has had summer jobs each summer that have more than funded her in-term spending. Plus since her second semester freshman year, she has worked as a tutor/grader. I’m not really sure how many departments hire student “grutors” but she has worked for both the math department and the computer science department. For this upcoming semester she was deciding between 3 different job offers. My sense is that very part time (approx 4-8 hours per week) jobs on campus are plentiful.</p>