I remember when money got tight mid-semester, i could stretch a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a jar of jelly (about $2 total in 1978) for close to a week. Of course I called my girlfriend only on Sundays when the weekend rates were low, LOL.
Maybe part of the problem is the sky rocketing cost of tuition! Amazing how when you subsidize something the price usually goes up.
That reminds me of calling home on Sundays by making a collect call to myself so my mom would call me back on her dime since we couldn’t make long distance calls.