Net Price Calculator?

aeromom
Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:36:40 +0000

Re Post #8 above about food costs, and other comments on what costs you can ‘save’ when they go off to college, here are some others that you might not have to pay, so this will be gravy in your pocket: all HS lab/class/sport/activity fees; music lessons; sport or gym membership fees; club/organisation dues; car insurance (take him off your policy completely and add when he comes back home, or see if your insurance has an ‘away-at-school’ rate which is lower than when they driving at home); allowances/mad-money (you’re no longer around to ask for $20 every time they go out!); orthodontia (if he’s finished his treatment plan); gas (either you’re no longer running them around or they aren’t running around); etc. Just not having him here at home when we go out to dinner saves $20+ each and every time.

The estimated costs that UA uses is way liberal - no student would spend more than that, no way! Renting a traditional dorm is about 3/5th of the cost of suite dorms. Don’t bring a car to campus and save on the parking permit fees, too ($215/semester). Unused dining dollars are refunded at the end of the school year (if requested by the student), and those are $325/semester, so that’s $650 right there (if he never used any DD).

Good luck with your budgeting! ;)