Weekly Budget for Freshman Year - How Much?

amandakayak
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:23:44 +0000

Depends on your kid - I have had 3 at Pitt and one struggled to understand how a bank account worked and the concept of overdraft (and overdraft FEES!), the other one was clipping coupons, getting groceries at Aldi and penny pinching and the last one, from what it looks like on snapchat, would spend every penny available on concerts and food exploration!

Lots of free food at club events. Bus pass and museums are free. But sticking to the meal plan is dull - lots of interesting options around. I would bet $200/mo would more than suffice if a kid had some fun but did not go crazy. Also you will need to put some money onto “Panther Funds” for laundry - you can do that online - but that is one surprise I got in Sept when my son was sitting on top a washing machine and needed funds right then and there.