tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post8696496627119842920..comments2024-03-28T16:17:27.278-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Empty Nest Financials....September's Resultsslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-34312454507806176102014-10-11T21:04:40.379-04:002014-10-11T21:04:40.379-04:00We saved LOTS of money after our kids moved out. O...We saved LOTS of money after our kids moved out. Our savings account was always quite skinny when they were at home. It has grown to a quite healthy amount since they moved out. Our checking account also manages to stay quite a bit larger than it used to.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-77387549344313770342014-10-03T16:09:03.475-04:002014-10-03T16:09:03.475-04:00Thanks for replying! Trying to figure it out befor...Thanks for replying! Trying to figure it out before next summer:). We have DD on our cell phone plan plus pay to have her on our car insurance. That's an expense that my parents didn't have. Sometimes I feel like I'm a scrooge parent since my parents did so much for me. Nice that laundry is taken care of for your son. <br /><br />RebekahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-39494841101370490922014-10-03T11:21:02.147-04:002014-10-03T11:21:02.147-04:00We required each of our 3 to hold a part time job(...We required each of our 3 to hold a part time job(senior yr. high school and/or Summer before college)and save a part of what they earned to use for spending money. My parents didn't give me spending money back in the 70's and I don't plan on giving mine a reg. handout. Now and again, I'll slip them a gift card or some cash but no monthly stipend. I figure I am shelling out THOUSANDS on tuition/room/board/books so they can have some skin in the game and pay for something small like their entertainment cost. ;-)<br />The older 2 worked part time jobs while in school but so far #3 child hasn't found a job at school. He will work on his Winter break however for the bakery he worked at this Summer before leaving for school. <br />The school #2 attends has FREE laundry facilities(including in the room costs) so no quarter rolls for him! lol I have a stockpile of toiletries for him and we are subsidizing his pay-as-you-go phone for now. He knows that at some point, if he stays at this school, he will have to find more money to finish 4 years or take out a small amount of loans. We bank rolled each of our 3 a certain amount which was enough to cover about 75% of the cost so they each had to figure out how to spend this money and how to save it to stretch further. <br /><br />My feeling is kids in college should contribute to their education in some way. If the parents are paying full shift, they can come up with fun money. slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-32792900637434250502014-10-03T11:10:48.298-04:002014-10-03T11:10:48.298-04:00Most places I've seen/heard of start late Aug....Most places I've seen/heard of start late Aug. or first of Sept. and end 1st semester early Dec. and go back late Jan or early Feb. Spring semester ends early May.<br />That's it then.....they start late and end late(June).slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-16572530711842022152014-10-03T11:00:43.378-04:002014-10-03T11:00:43.378-04:00I have another year but it got me thinking. Water ...I have another year but it got me thinking. Water bill should go down by about 10 showers. Electricity not much since it's just her curling wand a few times a week and her laptop. Food is the biggie. She packs a HUGE lunch every day plus I feed her boyfriend A LOT. Just wondering - Do you give your son spending money while he's at college? My parents gave me $50 month for laundry, snacks, hair goop - it was the 80's:), hygiene stuff, occasionally fast food. She has money saved from working that we thought she'd use to buy books but I'm wondering if it should be her spending money? Thoughts?<br /><br />RebekahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-34707133017453190922014-10-02T20:03:42.425-04:002014-10-02T20:03:42.425-04:00Dunno! everybody that not from around here asks th...Dunno! everybody that not from around here asks that! The universities go on the quarter system and don't start until late Sept. Winter quarter starts right after first of year and Spring quarter ends in mid June.One Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-69005710389765903942014-10-02T12:04:19.802-04:002014-10-02T12:04:19.802-04:00Now that one is back to college, our gas bill drop...Now that one is back to college, our gas bill dropped significantly and is almost manageable again!<br />McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-26104336726459628142014-10-02T11:50:49.069-04:002014-10-02T11:50:49.069-04:00Mine went off to university, graduated, and now is...Mine went off to university, graduated, and now is home and will be going to grad school in Jan or Feb. I am waiting to see how much my bills go up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-55052004368028816512014-10-02T11:17:23.903-04:002014-10-02T11:17:23.903-04:00Yah, your DD's school starts late in the year....Yah, your DD's school starts late in the year...what's up with that? ;-)slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-85137362271113606742014-10-02T10:40:19.181-04:002014-10-02T10:40:19.181-04:00Nice savings! I'm hoping for maybe $150 a mont...Nice savings! I'm hoping for maybe $150 a month, between food/misc and electricity. We'll see - she's only been gone 2 weeks, LOLOne Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.com