<p>It is starting to look as though D will be attending UCLA as a freshman in the fall. Question: Can anyone give me a ball park figure for the amount of cash she will need–for things like laundry, transportation, and other incidentals, etc. (Hint: She will have a meal plan and no car.) Thanks for any guidance!</p>
<p>With my S’s, this is what we call “walking around” money. We have found $100 - $200 a month is plenty, but “your mileage could vary.”</p>
<p>I believe we did less than even $100. But we “are the meanest parents in the world.” Oh. Wait. That was because we didn’t have cable TV. Or maybe it was Playstation. Something like that!</p>
<p>It’s a good time to start saving rolls of quarters for laundry! (Unless things have changed since our son was there … he graduated last year.)</p>