Spending money

lilygraces
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:28 +0000

I second the quarters. Dorms vary from $0.75 machines, which each laundry will total $1.50, to $1.50 machines, which each laundry will total $3.00.

My parents usually give both my brother and me each $200/month which depending on the child, will either be too much or too little. My brother goes through his money quickly. Also, I think this is a good budget for someone who doesn’t go off campus all too often (I’d go out to eat MAYBE once a month off campus and if you run out of Bard Bucks, money is also a necessity, especially since it’s easy to go through them if you get buildups at DTR or get more than the 12-point food system at DTR if it fits in your meal plan, or at Manor.)

I’d also recommend, if this of issue which it doesn’t seem to be, that you give your son money per month verses per semester. I’ve found that I’ve become (relatively) skilled at saving money and making it last while some friends of mine who get all of their money for the semester at the beginning run through it very quickly.

Also, the first month of every semester I’d put in $100-$200+ extra dollars for books, unless your son is getting them from somewhere other than the bookstore.

But like SpiritManager said, it depends on how often he’ll want to go out to eat, go into the city, etc.