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Cost of daily life at college

Hi! May someone recommend me a reliable website with a list of how much do I need for daily life at each state so that I can know how much money should I have for college.

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College is certainly one of the biggest moments in life and definitely a step toward the 鈥渁dulting鈥 of financial responsibility and the moderation of budgeting. Life can become a stress in this regard so here are some helpful resources as examples, tips, etc.:

This source is a very brief overlook at your typical college expenses: ( ). This source will give you an idea of what to consider.

Perhaps this source is meant for parents, but it鈥檚 a good site advice, what to consider, and potential risks:

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This is an example from a source that depicts the obvious 鈥渃ollege costs are expensive鈥 to a real example of an 鈥渙ut-of-state student鈥檚 monthly expenses in a typical month.鈥 The key takeaway is that college daily life expense differ from month to month and by college to college. ( ).

In continuation of the previous, another source depicts college expenses as a typical estimation rather than an example. On this source, things are considered like cable/internet, cell, credit card debt, textbook, transport., laundry, meal, car maintenance, insurance (health/car/etc.), personal/hygiene, sports, etc. All of this is a lot to prepare for. Some are listed as fixed expenses and others are variable depending on the person. ( ).

Sales tax by state: ( ).

Finally, this is not exactly what you asked for, buts it鈥檚 a reliable source that depicts 鈥渢he cost of TUITION by state鈥; however I believe that there can be correlation of living expenses depicted by this. Here is the site: ( ).

...But, all in all, you really CAN鈥橳 make a strong relation between state and college expenses. HOWEVER, you can surmise that college expenses will differ by region and not so much the state鈥攂y region I mean like 鈥渓andscape profiles鈥 such as rural, suburban, and urban. Obviously the larger, more populated the city, the greater the typical expenses for things can be. It is also a strong assumption that 鈥渕ore [money] = better [quality]鈥, suggesting that the more prestigious the meal-plan, health insurance, phone bill, etc. the better quality. That expense, though a mandatory necessity, has variable costs depending on personal desire. This all suggests that each college is different and planning for attending one should consider things like immediate 鈥渓andscape profile鈥, population size, prestige of need, etc.

Hope this all helps!!

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