How much spending money does a freshman need?

TheDad
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:45:51 +0000

“Perhaps they’ll visit me then.”

Umm…let me give you a quote from D when we visited during first-year family weekend: “It’s great to see you guys but there’s a lot of stuff I have to get done.”

She’s now had a taste of what a full time job is like. Smith is more work. “There’s always something else you need to get done, all the way to the end of the semester.” I don’t know about your relatives, but I’d be reluctant to commit to a four-hour round trip just to see someone for an hour, maybe two. It’s a fair bet that you’re going to be much busier than you now envision.

Yes, you can shop on-line with a debit card. I’d get a debit card from a bank that minimizes your responsibility in case of loss, theft, or fraud. Unlike credit cards, debit cards with a $50 limit, debit cards are not so protected unless the issuing institution chooses to do so.