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$350 later

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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Heather rules said…
Hey I may be able to help you out in the furniture dept. I have a dining room table with chairs. I'll talk to the hubcap about it. I wish I would not have given my sister a recliner, 2 swivel chairs and a sleeper sofa a couple months back. He could have had that too.
March 11, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Unknown said…
Linda, tell him to watch when school dismisses for the summer. A lot of kids moving out of apartments will put perfectly good furniture at the curb because they have no place to store it. Best of all it's free - but you do have to store it for the summer. Also, there's a great little place at the NW corner of Pawnee and Meridian that sells used furniture from Suite Options. We bought our youngest daughter several things from there.
March 12, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Linda said…
Peggy - thanks for the tips! I really appreciate it! We'll be more experienced at this when the twins head off to college next year!
March 12, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Jennifer Lynne said…
I understand how expensive college can be. Part reason why it's taken me so long to get through it! I will keep my eye on classified ads and if I take any good deals, I'll letcha know.
March 15, 2008 at 7:14 PM
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