<p>^ Lol dollar menu wow… You have no clue the harm your doing. Cheap fake food is not the answer. Never deprive yourself of good quality food just because it cost a few bucks more. If you can cook, its a lot more cheaper. With all the stress your going to have in college, you need all the nutrition you can get. This is the reason why theres so many people lacking nutrition, getting obese, etc.</p>
<p>I can definitely say as a poor college student, once upon a time, I survived on the dollar menu. ($1 for lunch and dinner. no brekkie) It was the most miserable experience of my life. I thought of nothing but food all week. My concentration was awful, but in the end I appreciated real food more.</p>
<p>Wow, that’s a lot of money to get electricity. We were told a student is already living in our unit so we won’t have to go through this. Thanks for the information.</p>
<p>That $200 deposit for electricity is usually only if you have a really bad credit history and the company doesn’t trust you to pay your bill. Any credit score > 700 should never have to put down a deposit like that.</p>
<p>FrenchBoy is correct - having grandparents nearby will make my son’s life easier! I’m already having to tell my mom I do NOT want her doing his laundry, lol. On the other hand, he runs a lot so he’s always hungry. I told him to stock his fridge with extra food so he’s not constantly eating out.</p>
<p>Yep, people who like to do physical activity are best stocking up on healthy snacks and such. Lots of college kids lack general nutrition because they’re on the go and plan to grab something out rather than grab a healthy snack at home.</p>
<p>$15/day on food! wow… and the dollar menu really doesnt save you that money when you can go to the dollar store and buy a loaf of bread, pb, and jelly for $3 and have it last you MUCH longer… or pay like $.15 for ramen soup hahaha
college kids are typically just lazy and prefer fast food when it’s soo bad for you and you can make yourself better things even without a full kithen lol
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<p>hahaha i just read the first page about the soup too! but yeah, just for reference I spent about $100-$200 / month on groceries… idk WHAT these other kids are eating hahah… sushi everyday? :P</p>
<p>I meant $15 a day without using the dollar menu. PB&Jelly isn’t that healthy either btw. I honestly go out to eat a lot. Sometimes subway, other times I go out to eat some steak/chicken/shrimp. I wish I could cook though.</p>
<p>Vach, I did the same thing when I use to work 40 hours a week and go to high school. I learned saving a couple extra bucks a day is just not worth it.</p>
<p>It’s a bummer that only San Jacinto has a kitchen, and you have to “reserve” the kitchen, per se. It would be really convenient if all the dorms had that option. I would much rather cook myself and some friends a good healthy dinner, than eat out of my dorm refridgerator or out to dinner.</p>
<p>I guess that’s part of the reason San Jacinto costs 2K extra each year, you have the ability to do those things.</p>
<p>^ There’s a kitchen in Brackenridge that all of Brack/Roberts/Prather has access to. I don’t think you have to reserve it either, you just kinda walk in and start using it. More convenient if you live in Brack/Roberts than Prather, but you still have access at all hours.</p>
<p>to clarify, the COA utilities officially told me that if you never had electricity in your name, then they need that 200 bucks deposit. </p>
<p>The good element of the deposit is that you get a .48% interest for the deposit when they return it back.</p>
<p>If you volunteer at Brackenridge hospital, then they have a cafeteria where volunteers get around 10 percent off every time they buy in cafeteria. Plus, they have free drinks for volunteers.</p>
<p>Thanks for that information Y2K.</p>
<p>So San Jacinto has their own kitchen, and Brackenridge has one for BRP? What about Jester or Moore-hill?</p>
<p>I refuse to live on the other side of campus. :P</p>
<p>I wouldn’t suggest living all the way over there anyway, this side of campus is better (gym, stadium, library).</p>
<p>I’m not sure about Jester or Moore Hill, I’ve never seen one when I was in either, though.</p>
<p>Yeah, and my classes are most likely held in Belmont or Gregory, so that’s a good place to be. At least for my major. My general ed. classes may be elsewhere, but I start my major freshman year.</p>
<p>There’s a kitchen in Brackenridge? Damn, I am so fail.</p>
<p>I didn’t know that either, but the DHFS website for Brackenridge does indeed say there is a kitchentte in the building.</p>
<p>There are kitchens in San Jac, Brackenridge, and Jester. I know people from Moore-Hill used the one in Jester. On the other side of campus, Kinsolving and Duren have kitchens as well. I didn’t know Duren had one til recently, I’ll be cooking a lot of my own food then :)</p>
<p>where is this kitchen in brack!??! do tell!!!</p>