Son has ran out of cash

agrinnall

I would suggest that after he's eaten he goes to the University's Student Welfare Office to get some advice from them on how to deal with his money. He is presumably an adult so he needs to learn how to handle this himself rather than rely on you to bail him out of every problem.

pmduk

Perhaps refer him to these forums to avoid future problems?

dalesrider

wantnomoneyworries wrote: »

(he is a uni student who can not manage money) It is hard being so far away!

Ran out of money so soon into the year......

As soneone else has said. Uni's have help..

Ne5555

natwest emergency cash

InsideInsurance

To be perfectly honest, let him go hungry!

He doesnt live at home, he has a job etc he needs to learn. He is not going to be found dead in the morning from starvation from having not eaten for one day but he will never learn if bank of mum and dad are always there to bail him out after he's partied too hard and spent all his money.

Once he realises you wont bail him out all the time he will become more sensible and realise he has to stand on his own two feet. In the short term I am sure a friend or such will lend him a small amount of money and its amazing how long a student can last on a tenners worth of Tesco value or Lidle products etc. Doesnt make for gourmet dinners but it can be perfectly nutritious and get you by until payday

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

I agree with InsideInsurance, part of moving away and becoming independant is making mistakes and learning from them, not ringing your mum up when things go pear shaped. I left home at 17 and went hungry for 3 days (by that I mean I had nothing but water) because I simply ran out of money, my parents were strict and never bailed me out. I got paid on the wednesday, went to a cafe and bought a slap up meal and vowed I would never go hungry again. I never did, the taste of hunger taught me a lesson, harsh but true and I never looked back. Do your son a favour, teach hime the value of money, it hard but a valuable lesson that will last him a lifetime.

Oh, and if you think I'm harsh, I have 2 kids and wouldnt bail them out if they got into debt, I've told them this and they know, eldest has just gone to uni and only spent a tenner in freshers week!

pogofish

InsideInsurance wrote: »

To be perfectly honest, let him go hungry!

He doesnt live at home, he has a job etc he needs to learn. He is not going to be found dead in the morning from starvation from having not eaten for one day but he will never learn if bank of mum and dad are always there to bail him out after he's partied too hard and spent all his money.

Once he realises you wont bail him out all the time he will become more sensible and realise he has to stand on his own two feet. In the short term I am sure a friend or such will lend him a small amount of money and its amazing how long a student can last on a tenners worth of Tesco value or Lidle products etc. Doesnt make for gourmet dinners but it can be perfectly nutritious and get you by until payday

This - In spades!

I didn't have parents who could afford much to support me at college and the first few months months of living-off cheap noodles and a small range of the cheaper discount-brand products were not exciting but yes, I learned a few things that have stood me in good stead ever since.

Not least, budgeting and the value of building-up a "dry store" like my gran always had. If I had to, I could now live for a good while on the tinned/dried/preserved foods and other stuff in there. Certainly till next payday and probably a good bit longer.

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Send him off to Wonga.com

Actually, no, don't.

BrandNewYear

How old is your son. Unless he is 16 or less then he is a complete mummy's boy !!!! and should have been left to fend for himself in this situation. You bailing him out has not helped him develop as a person at all

lime1996

Try CAP, they do free money management courses, and one designed for students.