Reply #20: 5 bucks a day for lunch?

[northzax]

damn, make him brown bag it. I'm 31 and I don't spend 5 bucks a day on lunch, except on special occasions. Tell him if he wants the game, then it's tuna sandwiches (which he can make, but you'll provide the fixins) until he's paid it off.

it really is a good habit to get into, bringing your lunch, when you think about it, you're spending $910/school year (based on 182 day year) if he packed his lunch (for an average cost of $2/day, that's a sandwich, soda, chips and fruit) for 4 of the 5 days a week, he'd save $12/week. that's a savings of almost $450/year. that's then a nice allowance. and he learns to save money for the rest of his life by bringing lunch, instead of buying it every day. (as an example, I have a friend who is a mortgage writer, the first thing he asks people is if they brown bag or buy lunch at work. he gives points for brown bagging, since it shows people are serious about saving money.)

voila! problem solved.