Cost of living

I have calculated roughly after cost of student accommodation I will have £50- £65 a week to live off at university. Is this a good amount to survive off? im awful at budgeting and don't really know what im doing :frown:

Could some you compare to what you will be getting?
+ Any tips or advice would be great

Reply 1

RG14

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It is possible, but also depends on where you're living (if its London that would be almost impossible) up North you could definitely do it. Last year I probably lived off around £80-£90. In terms of budgeting some tips I have, when I knew I was going to be really tight for money one week I would take my weekly budget money out of my bank and not take my cards out with me, when you have you're bank card its very easy to spend money as it doesn't feel like real money if you get what I mean. Also if you're self catered I used to make weekly meal plans that way you don't overbuy food and its less waste

Reply 2

luk3mall3tt

OP

Hey, It will be the south east of England just not London Thanks! :smile:

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 3

JustGeorgeJ

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Original post by luk3mall3tt

I have calculated roughly after cost of student accommodation I will have £50- £65 a week to live off at university. Is this a good amount to survive off? im awful at budgeting and don't really know what im doing :frown:

Could some you compare to what you will be getting?
+ Any tips or advice would be great

£50-£65 is plenty enough to live on whilst at university. During my first year I was on around £70 a week and this was more than enough to live on! So what you've got should be plenty enough, shop cheap, don't go out loads, don't buy pointless things. You'll do fine, trust me!

Reply 4

Yellow 03

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Original post by luk3mall3tt

I have calculated roughly after cost of student accommodation I will have £50- £65 a week to live off at university. Is this a good amount to survive off? im awful at budgeting and don't really know what im doing :frown:

Could some you compare to what you will be getting?
+ Any tips or advice would be great

Yes, that's perfectly fine, provided you don't have transport costs (if in London). You should try to monitor your grocery bill, plan your weekly meals in advance, etc. This will leave you with a bit of money for social stuff, too.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 5

GingerGoat

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Original post by luk3mall3tt

I have calculated roughly after cost of student accommodation I will have £50- £65 a week to live off at university. Is this a good amount to survive off? im awful at budgeting and don't really know what im doing :frown: