My daughter is currently in college and there are times when she has to have a credit card.  For example for her chemistry class she had to logon to a website and pay $10 on the credit card to access needed quizzes etc.  It was considered to be part of the fee for the class. She is an authorized user on my credit ca...more

The extra napkins and ketchup that they give when you go through the drive thru are also great to send with the college kids.  My daughter just has a little dorm fridge, which helps save money on the meal plan, and those extra ketchup packages come in handy when microwaving hot dogs etc in the dorm.