<p>curious14,
I confess that I didn’t read all the posts. My son is in Boston. He likes nice clothes, goes out a bit, likes to eat out etc. He spends about $85. dollars per week on groceries…no money for gas/car etc. obviously. He has a T pass which I pay for. He pays for everything else out of summer earnings. I think he spends about $300 per month but he fluctuates a lot. The other day he spent $47 on a sushi lunch for two but then he will cook the rest of the week.<br>
Obviously travel fits in too. Because we are on the opposite coast he does travel a bit to visit other friends, especially on smaller holidays. Amtrak is pretty pricey. Next week he is going to NYC but he is taking the chinatown bus because he doesn’t want to pay the amtrak fare.<br>
I would think that somewhere in the $300 range per month would be comfortable.
You can also easily paypal funds from your banking account to a childs if you have a paypal account. There is a $5.00 fee which is considerably less than a wire transfer fee.</p>