<p>I remember reading this thread as a high school senior and thinking, “Wow, $200 a month! That’s a lot!” Now, reading this thread as a first semester freshman, I think, “Wow, $200 a month! That’s a lot!”</p>
<p>I have FWS so I managed to find a job within the Honors College I attend. I make about $165 every two weeks, sometimes more, sometimes less. I have gone home once since the start of school, and my dad and aunt stocked me up on some food and cooking/baking supplies (about $200; I live in the dorm). That’s all the money my dad has given me, but it’s my choice. He says if I ever need money to just ask, but I like being independent and budgeting my own money. </p>
<p>I think it’s great that parents give their kids an allowance if they can afford it. I payed for school this year with all scholarship money, so my mom is paying my $10 a month cell bill (I prepaid her for the data package). I don’t really need money for anything right now, though that may change.</p>