how much money do you guys need?

<p>i'm just wondering how much money a month (besides tuition and housing) would I need to live while attending UCLA? Any of you guys, who already attend UCLA??</p>

<p>for the whole year Im paying around 6.5K for tuition and $4K for housing + 19/meals...so thas around 11K for the whole year. keep in mind Im not getting any financial aid.</p>

<p>I will try to keep costs down for discretionary spending....I haven't budgeted anything yet but Im guessing anywhere between 50-100 per month</p>

<p>how are you only paying 4k for housing?</p>

<p>He's living in an apartment. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>I'd like to know as well.
Besides Dorm food, tuition, and housing. How much "spending money" do you guys think is appropriate? I have a summer job and will probably save 2k for UCLA just for spending money.</p>

<p>no im stayin at the co-ops</p>

<p>at UCLA I plan to be a library monk so I don't think I will spend a lot....for entertainment they screen free movies regularly so Im fine with that</p>

<p>Which ones are the co-ops?</p>

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<p>so for the entire school year, excluding summer/tuition/dorm food, how much money does the average UCLA student need/speed?</p>

<p>Thank you Citan.</p>

<p>I would estimate that the average UCLA undergraduate student, living on campus with a 14 Premier meal plan spends ~$120 in spending money per quarter. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>per quarter????? not even per month? i like that number=))</p>

<p>wow only $120 per quarter? sweet. i thought you would need around like 2k for the entire year or something. so what do people buy or use their money to do anyway as ucla?</p>

<p>I live off campus and get $1000/month. $800 is rent and the other 200 goes to utilities and some food. That doesn't include my CC bill or phone bill or any extra stuff. </p>

<p>Definitely a con to living off campus. </p>

<p>What do people spend their money on? umm. Everything? Movies, food, shows, clothes, etc? I'd imagine, at least. There's something for everyone.</p>

<p>I got by with like 100 bucks a quarter to tell you the truth... that was while living in the dorms of course.</p>

<p>do u spend all your time on campus or what? i just can't imagine living two and a half months on $100.. what about parties and stuff, don't u need money for that?</p>

<p>I live in a sorority and so my monthly rent and dues are cheaper than apartments in the area. Each house has a chef so you get food as well. My padres give me $700 spending money a month on top of that.</p>

<p>$700/month? That seems over the top.</p>

<p>$700? ...rich parents are handy.</p>

<p>700 a month is pretty good. and coops only cost like 4k a year? wow. that beats me paying 13k a year at the dorms haha. but how can you guys only live off 120 of spending money a quarter? maybe i'm just a big spender but now it makes me think that i should conserve more haha.</p>