<p>So.......the student funds this with summer earnings? I guess I have not been lucky enough to obtain a summer job where I made more than it has cost me to live......your students must be very lucky.......or you all have your own businesses.</p>
<p>i went to Florida every year for spring break and paid for every dime of that with my own money. I went to NYC every year for fall break and paid for every time of that with my own money too. I also took periodic trips to DC to visit my boyfriend and paid for all of them. You just have to learn how to manage your resources.</p>
<p>Why is the student expected to go on a nice vacation during spring break, anyway?</p>
<p>I respect and agree with the idea that at this age, you should understand the value of money, and learn that in this world, you have to earn what you spend. But for some people, studying hard, getting excellent grades, being involved with the community, and getting into a great university is their way of earning that so called 'allowance'. While I roll my eyes at the immature, whining brat as much as the next person, I don't really think that filmxoxo has displayed the typical 'gimme gimme' mentality. </p>
<p>I have been blessed with a family that supports me in every way, and one of those ways is financially. But, they also have made it apparent that I need to earn my own keep. I had an easy time getting by in high school, so having a job was something my parents both encouraged and praised. I was buying all my own clothes when I was 15, and taking myself out to the movies. However, things that weren't recreational, my parents picked up the tab for.</p>
<p>But in college, my parents are aware that my books are going to be thicker, professors are going to be tougher, and papers will be longer. While they hope that I get something part time, they will helping me with some spending money. I actually want a job in college. I have a habit of being a compulsive flip flop shopper, and my dad cannot understand one's love for such a product.</p>
<p>If your parents are happily offering some spending money, then go ahead and take it. Honestly, only a fool would reply by saying "Ya know what, keep the money" haha..but that's just me. But if you have to pry and beg for the amount you think is appropriate, save your breath and start thinking about their feelings and how immature this makes you look. I know that in my case, my parents are very giving. If I ask for something I know is pretty expensive, my parents will try to accomdate my wishes to the best of their abilities. My parents aren't millionaires abut would like to retire within the next ten years. But they would do anything to make their kids happy. This is a lot of guilt to carry, especially when you know they're holding off on that anniversary weekend to fund your new television. </p>
<p><3,</p>
<p>Izzie Bear</p>
<p>Excellent post, and not just because you defended me!</p>
<p>personally, i want to wean myself away from financial dependency. i dont want a college allowance, because i want what i have to be what i earned. surely, i need my parents to pay for big-ticket items like computers and college itself (i want to stay out of debt), but once i move in, id like to support myself.</p>
<p>ill be making maybe twice as much money this summer as it supposedly takes to get thru college, meaning spending money ($4000, minus taxes), but id like to use extra money to buy the preppy wardrobe my parents would balk at spending for. im one who values getting appropriate value for my money, but sometimes even the dirt-cheap is entirely worthless (i.e. most of old navy)</p>
<p>Hey now...</p>
<p>Old Navy has the most comfortable flip flops known to man. Their plain layering tanks last a long time for being so cheap. I personally love seeing $100 go towards a bundle of things. Even though I'll do it, I get sorta depressed when I spend that kind of money and come out of a store with one dress.</p>
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<p>Izzie Bear</p>
<p>hence i said "most" =)</p>
<p>haha..very true</p>
<p>gotta represent my fetish for those sandals...or sandals everywhere.</p>
<p>word i love sandals. i wanna get some sweet j.crew flip flops</p>
<p>dont! they turn your feet blue. i speak from experience...</p>
<p>three of my friends hav em, and they love em</p>
<p>p.s. im a guy</p>
<p>metros are cool =D</p>
<p>i mean, theyre just flip flops,i dont get whats so loveable. ;)</p>
<p>theyre fasionable, and you dont hafta worry about sifting thru piles of laundry for matching sox, what can i say</p>
<p>yeah, i live in a beach town and sandals are universal. we wear them with jeans, skirts, and even dresses. heck, a lot of people wore sparkly ones to prom when i was in high school.</p>
<p>personally, i get upset when i have to wear sneakers. </p>
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<p>Izzie Bear</p>
<p>haha my friends date had light-up heels. mad funny, and mad asian, lol.</p>
<p>Wow...you guys just filled up 3/4 of a page with talk about flip-flops.</p>
<p>Yeah, well, they deserve that 3/4!</p>
<p>..haha</p>
<p>we've gotta spend our extra money on SOMETHING. investing is for old people.</p>
<p>ryanbis - i didn't know people were expected to go on a nice vacation during spring break. Most people I know don't. I went every year with a group from school and we built houses in Florida. (Habitat for Humanity).</p>