Weekly Budget for Freshman Year - How Much?

missbwith2boys
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:54:30 +0000

Our kid had a mid range food plan freshman year (he’s got a full ride scholarship there, so it’s whatever fit into the confines of that.)

We provided him with $200/month for spending money. He’d charge an occasional haircut to his credit card (linked to my account so I pay the bill.)

He seemed to manage just fine on that. He went out with friends, ate probably most meals at the Perch since he was in Sutherland. There are a lot of activities that kids can do for super cheap, and some stuff even involves free food.

As an aside, your child will probably get a postcard offering 7 or so Pitt home football games for a total of $25. My kid doesn’t like football but he learned it was more of a social outing than anything. So I recommend springing for those this summer.