College kids - $$$$

[squeek12]

You could probably have a pretty damn good time with four or five hundred dollars a month. About $100/week should go a very long way, and you could probably get by with $50. I worked though, and had no bills really, so I spent money like it was going out of style.

[Shilly]

If you avoid eating out (i.e. just eat at the cafeteria or whatever) you could probably get away with about $100-$150 a month.

I tended not to buy any video games or stuff like that, but figure about $5-$10 per night you plan on drinking. Three nights a week each month should come out to around $100, and probably add another $50 for random things.

EDIT: But I probably ended up spending about $300 a month.

[mmbt0ne]

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I tended not to buy any video games or stuff like that, but figure about $5-$10 per night you plan on drinking.

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Have you ever gone to a bar?

[squeek12]

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I tended not to buy any video games or stuff like that, but figure about $5-$10 per night you plan on drinking.

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Have you ever gone to a bar?

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Pregaming before going out can save lots of dough, also, if you are in a good college town, there are usually some pretty sexcellent drink specials every night.

[handsome]

This is what I used to pay:
Rent: $425
Internet: $35
Gas: ~20 per week
Food: ~50-100 per week (this is where most of my money goes)

The only times I've spent money on things I didn't really need were for shoes, car repair, or when there was something really fantastic on Slickdeals.

[Edge34]

Thus far, I've lived on campus my entire college life, but I'm moving into an apartment, so I figure a lot will change.

I didn't go out to eat a lot, but I spend WAY more money than I probably should on things like drinking and clothes...really funny since I used to be the cheapest person I knew. I'd say I've probably ended up spending something like 200-300 a month though. I don't need THAT many clothes. Plus, I just turned 21, so all my drinking was non-bar, so I'm sure that saved me lots too...

[SmileyEH]

I spent a lot of money on food because our dining services sucked and I started to make a lot of money. Freshman year I was very frugal though - maybe $100 a month tops discounting about $700 i had to spend replacing broken computer parts. I love play pokah.

-SmileyEH

[pokerdirty]

1000/month rent
450/month food (this is $15 a day)
80/month transportation

i live in new york, damn, i dont like to think about this

thank god for online poker

[Maulik]

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I'd say $400-$500, I think I manage my money pretty well, but I have a fondness for clothes and video games, music, and DVDs. Media in general, actually...

Although I don't actually think $500 a month is a lot to spend on luxuries.

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I don't buy any video games, but cds &amp; vinyls add up.

[Yeti]

Hmm. Probably 800/month on alcohol before we begin to even think about food.