Sharing College Costs with Children

blossom
Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:51:53 +0000

I am a thrifty shopper and a reasonably good meal planner and cook, and I would NOT want my kid doing that as an undergrad 7 nights a week unless they absolutely had to. None of my kids had cars in college so just shopping for fresh produce was either time consuming (walk, bus) or expensive (zip car or Uber). The notion that they would pass up hearing the Dalai Lama debate Stephen Hawkings on the meaning of life (being hyperbolic) or any one of the other fantastic lecture, symposium, musical performances, etc. which take place on campus virtually every night of the semester, in order to soak lentils and make a healthy dinner seems crazy to me.

Meal plans are expensive, but reproducing a high quality and nutritious meal at home is ALSO expensive when you factor in time. Do you want your college kid experiencing life on campus, or waiting in line at Costco with a jumbo bag of romaine lettuce?