The point is, she's going to a Catholic College, and wants U.S., you and I, to pay for her catting around some 3-4 times a day, instead of being a good school girl and LEARNING. Like ya said, rubbers are CHEAP so where does the 1 - 3k a year come in ?
This is a PRIME example of this EFFING entitlement generation of 'everyone gets a participation trophy'.
MY 'participation trophy' is my life experiences which INCLUDE a LOT of failures and a few successes. MY PAST is what made me WHO I AM today good and bad, and NO ONE is to blame but me.