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College spend money

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Chocachocaholic · 24/11/2021 08:04

So my daughter will be starting college in September. She has chosen to go to one in the city centre rather than the sixth form attached to her school.
I will be covering her tram money but wondered what people give for lunch/snack spend money? Her school meals are quite cheap at the moment but I imagine college is much dearer plus it will be in the city centre so options to go to places in the town for lunch which costs more.

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 24/11/2021 08:07

She will be able to get a £3 meal deal at any of the supermarkets on her route/in the city centre, so I'd put £3 a day x however many days in the month onto a debit card.

Does she get general pocket money / phone paid for etc?

Is she planning on getting a weekend job?

Chocachocaholic · 24/11/2021 09:41

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz she does have a job in out local restaurant so she should be continuing with that. She does 3 shifts a week but will probably Increase that slightly when she leaves school.
£3 sounds reasonable
Thanks

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Comefromaway · 24/11/2021 22:57

Ds takes a packed lunch unless I’ve run out of stuff in which case I give him £3 lunch money.

He sometimes chooses to use his pocket money £10 per week) for pizza/Mac Donald’s/KFC/crisps from the coffee bar.

I also give him £5 per week books/stationery/equipment allowance.

Chocachocaholic · 25/11/2021 07:36

@Comefromaway £3 seems reasonable then. She does have a job so has money for fancy extras if she wants them.
I will be buying her text books etc too

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Comefromaway · 25/11/2021 10:13

[quote Chocachocaholic]@Comefromaway £3 seems reasonable then. She does have a job so has money for fancy extras if she wants them.
I will be buying her text books etc too [/quote]
Ds is studying music so to be honest his books allowance usually goes towards yet another item of tech/musical instrument paraphernalia!

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