<p>You do save some money being rid of a certain college aged teenager too. I love my middle son, but the OJ and milk disappears at a steady pace when he is home. He never turns out the lights, he takes long hot showers, is on the computer, watches tv to all hours of the night, leaves the car needing gas and eats like a bear out of hibernation. The shampoo disappears and there always the trips to CVS. Always short on socks and underwer and cash. There also seems to be a litany of wants and needs when he is at home. When DH took my two youngest on vacation this year, I hardly used any gasoline that week. The car was nearly as full of gas as it was when they left. I drive all over the place for them for basketballs, this, that or the other. When my youngest is gone, I think our expense will go down drastically as we end up not just feeding our own kids but all of their friends. </p>
<p>My college student takes care of his own needs with his part time job and savings from the summer. But when he comes home, he’s back on our tab.</p>