<prompt> Human: Current college sophomore. My parents have agreed to pay off my tuition roughly 33kyr but I have to pay off my rent which is 3,500 every quarter 2.5mo and textbooks which are around 300 every quarter. I know housing is incredibly expensive but I am not allowed to move out of the current dorm and since my parents are paying off the tuition, I cant argue with them. I currently have 9,000 in my checking account. If I pay off rent for the upcoming Winter and Spring quarter I will have 2,000 left. From this Ill have to pay for my textbooks and groceries. The problem is that I dont know how much groceries will cost me. I have to survive until end of the academic year so the next 8 months. Would really appreciate advice on how to budget money.EDIT: I have a rice cooker and electric water kettle but no other cooking supplies also no kitchen. The water kettle can cook ramen.Summary:- No income- 9k in checking account- Tuition paid off by parents- Need to pay for rent for Winter and Spring quarter 3.5k per quarter- Need to pay for textbooks 600 for both quarters- Groceries until June 8 months  <response>: Whatever you do, dont buy textbooks at full price from your campus bookstore. Either rent them from Amazon, buy them from someone else who took the class before you, or find an older edition somewhere and buy or rent that. You might even be able to find some of them as ebooks or on Google Books, or use the copy your school library has. Hell, most classes dont actually need the textbook, so dont buy them until you need to. Thatll give you at least an extra hundred dollars per quarter that can go straight to your food budget. Dont buy drinks, dont do drugs, and dont go out to eat too often, since those are the biggest money wasters in college. Check out rEatCheapAndHealthy, rRiceCookerRecipes, and rbudgetfood; theyll help you find ways to eat that are suited especially for rice cookers. See if you can buy a cheap microwave from another student that will help with things like steaming vegetables, or even a toaster oven. If you dont have a fridge or freezer, youre going to need a lot of canned goods, non-perishables, and perishable food that lasts a long time potatoes, rice, beans, etc..Find free food events on campus. Check out the faith centers free meals on Shabbat or inter-religious dinner events, student group and club meetings, and discussion events or panels. If you want to make some more money, check out opportunities to volunteer in research studies or donate plasma near your school. 