I think Bean Boots went through a bit of a style resurgence a year or two ago, and have always, in my mind, been the preppy boot of choice. It looks like the insulated ones are on sale right now, though sizes are a bit limited. It also looks like they have a slip-on, Chelsea-style boot now as well, though I wonder how waterproof that one is.
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Second the insulated Bean Boot with a wool sock. For the colder days wear with a heavyweight sock.
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Attempt #2 yesterday to take D24 to our local Bank of America branch to open a checking account was a failure. Nobody said when we went last Fri that you actually need an appointment in order to open a bank account. What the heck?! So we finally learned that yesterday. And now have an appointment for this afternoon instead. SHEESH!
Still no word from D24âs roommate, but D24 has only sent email to the studentâs college email account. I told D24 to âpoop or get off the potâ and to suck it up and TEXT or CALL the girl by the end of this week because they need to sort out whoâs bringing the fridge and whoâs bringing a TV and stuff like that.
Even if your D24âs roommate doesnât get in touch, donât worry too much. It will all work out, even if they canât coordinate what they will both bring down to the nth degree.
Worse case scenario, kids bring duplicates and parents help figure out what gets schlepped back home.
If you donât want to continue working with BofA, Schwab has a decent checking account. They reimburse all ATM fees and have no foreign transaction fees. You can open completely online and their mobil app is excellent.
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Tvs?? Do kids even bring TVs to college anymore??? D24 finds out her roomie on July 31 and has to rent the micro-fridge by Aug 1. Not a lot of time to coordinate with each other! Needless to say, we already ordered the fridge, realizing there may be two (or 3?) in their room. As a planner, it all drives me nuts!
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Neither of my sons have had TVs in their rooms. There were always multiple in the common areas throughout the dorms, and heck, they stream everything on their laptops now anyway. I think TVs in dorm rooms are becoming less of a thing.
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My kids donât ever watch an actual tv screen (at home), so having one for college hasnât crossed my mind!
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I have no idea if they use TVs or not. But if 1 of the 2 people in the room has an expectation that if sheâs bringing the fridge, the other roommate will bring something else for the room, then they need to actually communicate w/each other and figure it out.
They generally donât bring tvs, the kids watch on their laptops. Some boys in D23âs dorm had one for video games.
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A rug? Or other shared item like Keurig for coffee/tea drinkers. At least this is what my kid is doing, but the college provides the fridges.
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Parents who have been around for a while know this story but I think itâs worth sharing for parents who are concerned that roommates arenât in touchâŠ
My D was hiking/camping on the Appalachian Trail when roommate assignments came out. She had no cell signal or anyway to contact the new roommates. It was nearly two weeks before she was able to introduce herself to her roommates. They managed to work it out in terms of who was bringing what. So, donât panic or make assumptions about why the new roomie isnât responding.
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D22 and roommates liked having an electric kettle. She contributed these shelves which were used a shared pantry. Add S hooks to the sides for mugs and other items. They consider it a must have item now.
Also, a stick vacuum. Not something she had first year, but a second year roommate did and we are now getting one for her single.
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Some colleges donât even tell kids who their roommate is until move-in day. This was the case for my older kid. It worked out fine.
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Your D24 has a random roommate selection? You may have to dial waaaaaaay back on the expectations. A lot of kids are not really thinking about college move-in right now. If your D24 doesnât want to call/text (and the other girl doesnât either), and they end up missing some random room item at move in, they should be able to take care of it later.
When they are inconvenienced, they will be motivated to figure it out (and no, not by pushing it onto the parents). What do you think about letting her take the lead on this one? Itâs kind of awesome not to have to stress about stuff that our kids, no, I mean young adults, can do on their own (assuming they are developmentally able to do so, and from what youâve said I have no reason to believe this is not the case for her).
For shared room items, D24 is bringing rolling shelving. This is one of several similar ones she is considering. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ2M1L45/?coliid=I39PCF9PD6NHI&colid=398Z3H18WOMI0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1
No TV because she is used to watching on a laptop.
If it doesnât have to go through an exclusive vendor/ rigidly timed ordering process, I would err on the side of not having something and then ordering it later if needed. D24âs dorm is a traditional style/size and there is no room for duplicates of things like refrigerators. Buying a rug or coffee maker could wait until post move-in.
I donât think the bigger room items will necessarily end up on an even exchange basis, but D24 will take with her the things she buys and vice versa for her roommate so no worries.
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I have heard that Bank of America is one of the worst banks to have to deal with for anything. Poor customer service and s lot of shady business practices.
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We just visited our Estates Attorney to get financial power of attorney, medical power of attorney and living will taken care of for our son. Important documents to have on hand before headed off to college.
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D22 has a fine experience with BofA. She opened the account because they have an ATM in her college town. But in two years she never withdrew cash. If needed, we Zelle money to her; kids pay each other via Venmo; and all vendors take debit PMTs. For all of these transactions, BofA account works very well.
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D24âs school has all incoming freshmen take the Myers Briggs personality test and they match up roommates based on that and studentsâ answers to questions on the housing application. From what weâve heard from other parents and older students, it sounds like the school does a pretty good job of pairing people up because lots of people reported getting along so well w/their freshman year roommate that they decided to be roommates in subsequent years.
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If opening a Charles Schwab account, remember its a Hard Check on your credit report.
I opened Dependent savings accounts at BofA when kids were in High School. Now one of them is an Adult and his account got converted.
Younger one will get his own Adult account this year.
Sorry this was to @sbinaz
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D24 already has a USAA bank account, but we feel that she also needs an account at a banking institution that still has traditional brick & mortar branches (like B of A, Chase, US Bank, etc.)âŠfor various reasons.
Our primary bank account for DH & I is with B of A, hence why weâre having the kid open hers there.
Itâs been since way before D24 was born that we opened an account with Bank of America, so heck, they could have changed their âhow to open a new accountâ policy years ago and I just had no clue about it. 