<p>how do you guys spend $10 a week? <em>confused and amazed</em></p>
<p>Well, like I said, I spend $10-20 cash a week max on random needs like club entry fees, food or drink purchases off campus, etc. All the extra cash I spend is for stuff no one actually needs...i.e., illicit entertainment. What do you spend all the extra money on?</p>
<p>Well, my work-study job earns me about $300 a month and that covers my expenses. I could get by on a lot less but I have trouble not spending the money, since it goes straight to my debit card and it's just sitting there waiting to be spent, lol. I like to treat my friends to dinner and coffee when I can, so some of my money goes there. Oh, and since I have a car and am going to school in my hometown - aka I know all the cool shops around here - I do find quite a bit to spend money on.</p>
<p>hmm i don't really keep track. but my credit card bill is usually $200-$300 a month. and no i don't get allowance. not that lucky anymore.</p>
<p>i mean like even if you have a 2 meal plan you still have to have your 3rd meal right and im guessing at least SOME enterntainment all for $10?</p>
<p>I also go to school in NYC. First semester, I probably spent ~$850, not including books, which cost an additional $422. My parents trust me with their money because I rarely ask for any. They gave me a couple hundred to start out with at the beginning of the semester, even though I had plenty saved up from a part-time job in high school (and gift money).</p>
<p>My initial budget was $25/wk, which isn't doable most of the time. I have a meal plan (that's a complete ripoff), so I only buy breakfast food because the dining hall doesn't open until 10 am.</p>
<p>I've probably spent a significant portion of money on just coffee breaks with friends and the occasional night out downtown. </p>
<p>I'm working two jobs over break, though, so I think I'll be able to make back all of my own money that I spent.</p>
<p>$300 a week for allowance? </p>
<p>w t f</p>
<p>I personally believe that location is a pretty significant factor.</p>
<p>going to school in the fields in a town where wallmart is the biggest store well, 10 bucks a weeks is pretty doable. meal plan covers food and 'flex point' system or anything similar covers some other random expenses. </p>
<p>events on campus are either free or cheap and there's really nothing to do in the town itself. i can easily spend $10 a week in such a place and sometimes less.</p>
<p>if i were to go to a school in a city like Chicago or NYC my expenses would definitely be different and much higher.</p>
<p>I go to a school in Boston but I know I'm still spoiled.</p>
<p>however I pay for a couple of my friends who don't have a lot of money when we go clubbing or something. tables + drinks = $$$$$$$$$$</p>
<p>CEH89, I assume the school in Boston next to Fenway you're considering is BU? I go there and I tend to spend around $200 a month, and I'm relatively frugal. Hopefully, it'll be less next semester -- I needed more new clothes and stuff this one -- but still, it's a pricey place to live. My biggest expense was probably food (no one else I know has issues with it, but I'm not a fan of dining hall food and spend too much on groceries). </p>
<p>krnpsychopath, I'm jealous : )</p>
<p>i think i spend round 50/week for meal. also i have a nice car. so i need pay gas insurance and loan... my parents just help me pay the down payment. life is so hard for me to pay reant and loan together. i already thinking sell this crossfire.... "."</p>