<p>I can drive in America, why this would be a problem ? By the way , gas is very cheap in usa compared to my country … I guess i can make it work with my money . </p>
<p>By the way , saying that one ll be a college Drop out because they have more money than they Need is simply hatred and unnecessary . Speak factually politely means dont say things like that .</p>
<p>Also i wasnt even aware that 1.5k is more than i Need , that S why im asking here .</p>
<p>Dude, ONE person said you’d drop out. Chill. </p>
<p>I’m beginning to sense a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>I only get $50 a month plus a care package of food essentials like bread, oatmeal, cereal, juice, etc -.-</p>
<p>I think an important question here is, where exactly will this money be coming from? $1500 a month is $18,000 a year, which is more money than someone working full-time and earning minimum wage will earn in a year. </p>
<p>Thinks like a Macbook, iPhone etc. are one-time expenses. If you can’t afford to replace them, then don’t. Contrary to popular belief, you are not going to be outcast for not getting the latest and greatest iPhone the moment it comes out. I have a cheap $100 Samsung smart phone on a prepaid plan that costs $45 a month. I’m yet to see anyone actually use any feature on an iPhone that I can’t do on my phone. Macbook? You’re going to be paying twice as much for it than you would be for a Windows laptop. If you have some kind of compelling reason to actually NEED an Apple OS, then I guess it’s an expense that you’ll have to stomach. Regardless, a lot of people seem to ‘need’ Apple products simply so that others will see them with that logo on it. Don’t be that person. </p>
<p>Clothes? How often do you plan on buying clothes? My entire annual clothing budget is probably around $300 on the high side. A lot of people spend more than that, but you shouldn’t really need to figure clothing into your ‘daily’ pocket money. </p>
<p>I would strongly advise against buying a car. Usually, there is no compelling reason to need a car on campus. The parking passes alone at many schools can be upwards of $1000 per semester. After that, you need to pay for gas (which isn’t exactly cheap here), insurance, maintenance etc. It’s an expensive investment that most college students can do without.</p>
<p>Part of college is learning how to live frugally. That’s part of life, and it’s an important skill to learn now. Would I like to go out to eat or order pizza every night? Hell yeah, I’d love it. But, I don’t. I’d love to go out clubbing (which I can do, since I’m over 21) all the time, but it’s expensive. There are countless ways to have fun for much less than $200 a night.</p>
<p>No , i am not ■■■■■ . But i literally know nothing about this issue ,that s why my questions can seem irrelevant =D by the way , do you understand what first post of second page trying to mean as an American . It doesnt make any sense to me like having excessive money does not make you a bad candidate …</p>
<p>Are you’re parents giving you this money, or are you planning on working for it?</p>
<p>If your parents are giving it to you (and they are in a position to do so), great. Work out a budget so that you can save some for big ticket items you want to buy in the future. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says. It’s your money to do with as you please, and a gift from your parents. If they can afford to give you $1.5K/month, then that’s their choice to do so, and you can do whatever you want with it. The general consensus is that it should be more than enough for just discretionary spending.</p>
<p>If you’re taking this out of your savings, I’d highly recommend that you try to cut down on your discretionary spending so that you don’t blow through it all right away.</p>
<p>If you’re planning on working for it, then that’s a whole different story, and you might be hard pressed to find a job that pays that much, while being a full time student. But if your parents are giving it to you, then I don’t see what it matters what other people think. If you end up spending less, then you spend less. If you need more, then renegotiate with your parents.</p>
<p>@baktrax thank you . Yes my parents are giving it . I was just unsure if this is enough , ı guess it is now . I can save up some money to buy tech things , concert tickets etc …</p>
<p>I should not be laughing at the this thread…but…I am. :D</p>
<p>OP, do whatever you want to do with your money. If you want more, ask for more. If you’re content, say you’re content. Just know that 1500 a month is more than enough for a college student who had everything paid for. </p>
<p>To be honest, I can’t think of one person that goes clubbing every weekend and has a balanced life. Just saying. Oh, and good luck at getting into clubs.</p>
<p>Well , ı have balanced life , ı go to clubs&bars every weekend . It is just a day in whole week . Everybody can take a day off 
nearly all my close friends are like that .</p>
<p>Your budget is plentiful unless a) you buy a lot of designer label clothes, b) you get a car. Paying for a parking space alone would eat up all those funds as you will have to rent an off campus garage at UCLA and the area is extremely pricy. You will not get student parking.</p>
<p>“Students living on campus will need to have a local, verifiable, current, continuous and off-campus job or class course apprenticeship to qualify for parking (excluding Regents Scholars).”</p>
<p>So forget the car, at least for your first year.</p>
<p>I didn’t ever say you used a fake ID. I just wanted to caution you in case you were thinking about it, likely too risky.</p>
<p>Everyone needs a different amount of money. So if you feel you need 1500 dollars then go ahead and spend that much. </p>
<p>I personally think you will soon realize that you don’t need that much and that you wil have a hard time finding others to hang out with who also have that much money to spend.</p>
<p>OP, you’re going to college. Things are different. Priorities are different. There will be weekends where you won’t be able to club all the time like you’re “used to”. But, whatever. You’re going to do what you want to do…so go ahead.</p>
<p>BrownParent was just referring to the fact that in some states, using a fake ID (as you would have to do in the US if you wanted to go to clubs or bars) is a felony - potentially punishable by jail time. Additionally, if your fake ID were a US state driver’s license (either a fake one of you or real one of someone else), then it is a false claim to citizenship which would get you deported. The misdemeanor/felony charge alone of impersonation could get you deported as well but it’s not as much of a guarantee of deportation as false claim to citizenship.</p>
<p>To be realistic, most places will just deny you entry or confiscate the ID, but the fact remains that there is always a risk of the bar/club detaining someone and having the police arrest and charge them.</p>
<p>OP, I entered this thread because I was wondering how much spending money to provide my college-bound son. But, instead of that information, I got the unexpected bonus of realizing once more just how lucky I am. </p>
<p>Thank you and best wishes.</p>
<p>I only had about $500 of spending money for this whole semester and I didn’t even use all of it.</p>
<p>I live <em>off-campus</em> and I am living self-sufficiently (Not including tuition, obviously). I work three on-campus jobs, mind you.
I spend about $350 per month on rent and and utilities.
About $150 on food (at the grocers and at restaurant), drink and general fun per month.</p>
<p>I wont use fake id , i never used fake id -.-</p>
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<p>i didnt know about this parking lot problem … I wanted to buy a cheap second hand car (5k-10k) because I heard that public transportation is painful in california area unlike nyc .</p>
<p>Your $1500 will be more than enough, and once you start school and see how everyone else organizes their money and stuff, you’ll find that you’ll be all set. </p>
<p>And btw, at least in the metro Detroit area, there are some clubs that let 18 year-olds in. They just X your hand so you can’t buy alcohol.</p>