<p>Aside from room and board, how much money do you spend a week and on what?</p>
<p>I vary a lot. Most weeks, I don’t spend any money outside of my meal plan. When I do spend money, I’m usually between $20-40. It’s usually on something from Amazon, a quick meal out with friends, or a movie ticket. Then I usually get a $3 bus pass to see friends across town once a week.</p>
<p>20-100 on alcohol. Depends on whether I’m having a prty and how many nights I go out.</p>
<p>20-150 on food. I’m not on the meal plan. </p>
<p>350 books. </p>
<p>50/month maybe on clothes.</p>
<p>55/2 months on a carton. </p>
<p>Pretty much it.</p>
<p>80/nth on gas</p>
<p>25$/week on metro fares, I work off campus and will be living off campus next year so I expect that to go up.</p>
<p>40$/week on food. Not on a meal plan and it’s an expensive city.</p>
<p>20$/week paying down credit card debt</p>
<p>20-40$/month on miscellaneous stuff</p>
<p>$80/month for car insurance and phone bill.</p>
<p>$40-$50/month on food (I mooch and have a meal plan).</p>
<p>$100/month or so on miscellaneous items that you need (toiletries, clothes, etc).</p>
<p>$50/month on gas (I drive a lot but I have a Prius, haha).</p>
<p>$20-$40/week on entertainment things like movies, laser tag, other junk.</p>
<p>about $150 to $200 a week on all food
$60to $100 a month on random things like laundry detergents, trash bags, shampoo,ect.
$200-$400 a month on gadgets like amplifiers, headphones, computer stuff, ect.
$200-$300 a month on hobbies/activities when hanging out with friends/misc.</p>
<p>Usually less than 20 bucks for one non-meal plan meal on the weekend with friends (usually Chinese or Dominos)</p>
<p>Add a few bucks for a cover charge if we go to a club or bar that charges an entrance fee… </p>
<p>Or a few bucks on movie rentals.</p>
<p>More obviously if I buy Walmart/Target supplies but I don’t go every week.</p>
<p>20 dollars a week on food. Chinese and Pizza =]</p>
<p>Depends -
Going out to a party - outfit/transportation money 100+</p>
<p>How many are on a budget set by parents? If so what is that budget? Do you usually go over?</p>
<p>I’m also wondering about food budgets. I’m moving off campus, and my parents want me to have a budget (we haven’t set it yet).</p>
<p>Why is everyone’s budgets for food so expensive? I was thinking ~$150 a month for a food budget… (mind you I also have a ~$312 a semester, off-campus meal plan.</p>
<p>OVER NINE THOUSANDDDDDDDD.
Usually.</p>
<p>Have you ever actually gone grocery shopping for a weeks worth of food, Johnson? My fiance and I are spending about $150 a week on meals at the moment, because we are cooking real meals every night (that includes incidentals like dish detergent, but we aren’t spending a significant amount on that). Normally we only cook two, maybe three, times a week and eat leftovers the rest of the time, and we spend about $70 every two weeks. We shop at the discount store and live in a fairly inexpensive place. Food is expensive.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve gone shopping for food before. You’re suggesting 150… for two people. That’s 75 a week, so 300 a month.
The 150 I suggested is not including how much I’ll still be eating on campus, because I’m still required to get a (small) meal plan.</p>
<p>When I’ve bought food for myself for an entire week, I’ve never spent even close to $75 before.</p>
<p>Besides, there’s no way I’ll be cooking every night. I’ll be the standard college student, cook one thing and eat the leftovers for at least 3 days after. Or cold cuts for sandwiches.</p>
<p>Edit: AUTransfer also has a similar budget listed - $160 a month.</p>