Lecturer, 39, Carbondale, Ill. I'll use [my check] to pay for my daughter's (7 years old) summer camps. Camps run between $135 and $175 per week.
That's a charge I don't normally have during the school year and summer is one of my busiest times. I have to be here. It's a myth that universities shut down over the summer break.
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