Money, money, money...here's a conversation tonight with Brandon who called about 6:30pm:
"Hi, mom, I've got a couple of things I need to talk to you about."
"What's up, son?"
"You know the apartment we filled out the application for - for next school year?
"Yes."
"We got it."
"That's great son!"
"But there's a small problem. We have to pay the deposit by this Friday."
"And how much is that?"
"....uhhhhh, $350!"
So, $350 later, he has an apartment at Jardine, which is owned by the college and is right across the street. He and 3 of his buddies, including his roommate from this year, are going to live together. They are renting a 4 bedroom, 2 bath apartment that includes a washer & dryer. Of course, now we have to come up with furniture! I told him that they need to talk about someone providing a couch, someone else a chair, someone else a dining room table, etc. So it looks like we'll be hitting garage sales come next month.
And for all of you out there who haven't experienced sending a kid off to college - START SAVING! He's borrowing money to pay for most of his schooling, but there are always things that crop up - books, gas money, car repairs, etc. We're trying to take care of those things for him. However, we're hoping to win the lottery before the twins head off to college in a year and a half.
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