<p>My kids all went off to school w/ $2000 in their accounts. They were to pay their books (which I helped them buy used) and all expenses. They all had work study jobs, 10 hours a week. They all came home with around $2000 in their accounts. They ate and lived on campus, and were very careful with their money, because they know how tight it is at our house. Only one didn’t have free laundry. Aside from drug store items, and the occasional pizza and on campus (cheap) event, school books were mostly it. I was expecting their money to be gone. I think it all depends on the expectations you go with and how you are accustomed to living. And how concerned you are about fitting in with a specific crowd and doing what they do.</p>