My student finance has come through and i have worked out i will only have £10 a week to live on, how the hell am i going to live on this? Does anyone have any tips on living on such a *****y income??? Also my parents can't help me out as they both work on minimum wage. Im so so so so so annoyed. Am i just not going to be able to have a social life? Is shopping in pound land going to be my life now?
My student finance has come through and i have worked out i will only have £10 a week to live on, how the hell am i going to live on this? Does anyone have any tips on living on such a *****y income??? Also my parents can't help me out as they both work on minimum wage. Im so so so so so annoyed. Am i just not going to be able to have a social life? Is shopping in pound land going to be my life now?
If your parents are both on minimum wage how is your student finance low so that you only have £10 per week left?
Tesco do noodles for like 16p Tap water is free, hopefully you'll have access to a kettle
As a treat, go to the reduced sections of supermarkets. You can usually pick up ready meals for less than 20p. I got a delicious Tesco's Finest Malaysian chicken curry for 14p a few weeks ago!
I've never been to Falmouth, but it sounds small. Walking is free!
I'm assuming this is after rent and utilities. So, £10 a week for entertainment and groceries? Actually not that difficult if you're only paying for yourself. For groceries, just buy non-branded in supermarkets like Asda. Non-branded is as good as branded. You'll eat a lot of pasta, but it's not that bad. (Also, check out this website. Lifesaver for cheap cooking and grocery shopping.) As for entertainment, just try to stay in a lot. Invite friends round for a movie night with a bottle of cheap vodka that you all pitch in for. Alternatively, go to house parties. Avoid eating out and going to the cinema. Sure, it sucks, but if you're careful you can live on less. (Definitely recommend getting a job, though.) Also, if you drink a lot of tea or coffee, buy a flask and bring some from home instead of buying elsewhere.
If your parents are both on minimum wage how is your student finance low so that you only have £10 per week left?
Its because they take into account what is earned from 2015, when my dad earned slightly more money... which doesn't really make sense to me as we don't have much money now. I don't even know if it's possible to live on £10 a week?
My student finance has come through and i have worked out i will only have £10 a week to live on, how the hell am i going to live on this? Does anyone have any tips on living on such a *****y income??? Also my parents can't help me out as they both work on minimum wage. Im so so so so so annoyed. Am i just not going to be able to have a social life? Is shopping in pound land going to be my life now?
If you get a part time job during term time and work full time over the holidays, you'll have more money. Working part time is normal for uni students, especially as a lot of students' maintenance loans don't even cover their rent
Its because they take into account what is earned from 2015, when my dad earned slightly more money... which doesn't really make sense to me as we don't have much money now. I don't even know if it's possible to live on £10 a week?
Oh ok that makes sense! The system really is so bad its unreal!
firstly budget as much as you can, try and buy unbranded food and look out for great deals in the reduced section. If you can try to get cheaper accomodation as its better to be able to eat trust me, you will still have a bed in the end whether it costs £140 pw or £80.
I personally could never live off this little per week happily so I would have to get a job and do like 8 hours a week to get some extra income (8 hours per week on £6 or whatever would get you £48 extra which is plenty).
Its because they take into account what is earned from 2015, when my dad earned slightly more money... which doesn't really make sense to me as we don't have much money now. I don't even know if it's possible to live on £10 a week?
I'm assuming this is after rent and utilities. So, £10 a week for entertainment and groceries? Actually not that difficult if you're only paying for yourself. For groceries, just buy non-branded in supermarkets like Asda. Non-branded is as good as branded. You'll eat a lot of pasta, but it's not that bad. (Also, check out this website. Lifesaver for cheap cooking and grocery shopping.) As for entertainment, just try to stay in a lot. Invite friends round for a movie night with a bottle of cheap vodka that you all pitch in for. Alternatively, go to house parties. Avoid eating out and going to the cinema. Sure, it sucks, but if you're careful you can live on less. (Definitely recommend getting a job, though.) Also, if you drink a lot of tea or coffee, buy a flask and bring some from home instead of buying elsewhere.
I pretty much live off pasta anyway so that won't be a change haha. I think the key is to just has 0% social life! yay.
LOL at living on £10 a week.. Paying £9k a year+ to go to uni whilst living on £10 a week is like buying an Audi R8 and making it run on sunflower oil and pepsi
I'm assuming this is after rent and utilities. So, £10 a week for entertainment and groceries? Actually not that difficult if you're only paying for yourself. For groceries, just buy non-branded in supermarkets like Asda. Non-branded is as good as branded. You'll eat a lot of pasta, but it's not that bad. (Also, check out this website. Lifesaver for cheap cooking and grocery shopping.) As for entertainment, just try to stay in a lot. Invite friends round for a movie night with a bottle of cheap vodka that you all pitch in for. Alternatively, go to house parties. Avoid eating out and going to the cinema. Sure, it sucks, but if you're careful you can live on less. (Definitely recommend getting a job, though.) Also, if you drink a lot of tea or coffee, buy a flask and bring some from home instead of buying elsewhere.
I am literally going to be the poorest student ever. I'll probably only shower about once a month just so i can save on shampoo body wash....
LOL at living on £10 a week.. Paying £9k a year+ to go to uni whilst living on £10 a week is like buying an Audi R8 and making it run on sunflower oil and pepsi
I'm going to call student finance and tell them that! they might give me more money! ......
I am literally going to be the poorest student ever. I'll probably only shower about once a month just so i can save on shampoo body wash....
It's really not that bad. I live with my partner and our standard is £11 between the two of us per week - £15 at most. Just buy non branded groceries for pretty much everything except Fairy washing up liquid (we bought one 615ml bottle last November and we haven't finished it yet - works out about 5p per week. Platinum and original last the longest). If you don't want a job, just find other ways of entertaining yourself. If your parents or friends have Netflix, get the password. Study and teach yourself something online.
It's really not difficult or particularly boring to live on £10 or less a week.
Also, if you don't want an actual job, doing odd jobs is easy and useful. There's got to be families around the area whose kids you could babysit - plus, you can usually use their TV or spend the time studying. Or houses that you can clean. Print off some flyers and ask local shops if you can put them in the windows.