What uni? Accommodation included in that budget or is that budget excluding accom? Are you commuting? What are your commuting costs? So many factors need to be addressed really for anyone to help
What uni? Accommodation included in that budget or is that budget excluding accom? Are you commuting? What are your commuting costs? So many factors need to be addressed really for anyone to help
Also how long is the term. Are we talking a whole semester (whole 8-15 weeks), until the next holidays (September/October to Christmas holidays for example) or 6-8 weeks (like was the case in secondary school)?
So i imagine spending money on food which may be 200 a month. So ill havr 900 left
If as a single person you are spending over 200 a month on food shopping (no eating out) I think you need to look at what you are buying. £50 a week is a lot on food, it can easily be done much cheaper with meal prepping, bulk buying etc if you are wanting to save money. If you’ve got the budget for £50 a week then go ahead!
If as a single person you are spending over 200 a month on food shopping (no eating out) I think you need to look at what you are buying. £50 a week is a lot on food, it can easily be done much cheaper with meal prepping, bulk buying etc if you are wanting to save money. If you’ve got the budget for £50 a week then go ahead!
Oh i see, u guess your right coz things like buying rice and other things will last me longer so i wouldnt have to purchase that every week.
You should be able to comfortably live on that if your accommodation and utilities (!) are covered already
Just be mindful of splurging it all at the start of term and having to live off generic brand microwave noodles the rest of term!
Haha yeah those noodles dont sound bad tho, with some eggs its quick easy and delicious. Just not nutritious.... I have heard that you will need to spend money on using the washing machine on campus
Haha yeah those noodles dont sound bad tho, with some eggs its quick easy and delicious. Just not nutritious.... I have heard that you will need to spend money on using the washing machine on campus
Yeah there will probably be a laundry room in your halls, if you are living in halls first year, which you will need to pay for. I recall my first year of uni 20p coins were worth their weight in gold for that reason lol (as for some reason it didn't accept any other kind of coin!).
But yeah I think particularly if you're living near the campus and so aren't spending 40 minutes a day commuting by tube, with just being mindful of spending habits you'll be able to live comfortably (for a student) on that without having to worry excessively about the occasional splurge or night out
Yeah there will probably be a laundry room in your halls, if you are living in halls first year, which you will need to pay for. I recall my first year of uni 20p coins were worth their weight in gold for that reason lol (as for some reason it didn't accept any other kind of coin!).
But yeah I think particularly if you're living near the campus and so aren't spending 40 minutes a day commuting by tube, with just being mindful of spending habits you'll be able to live comfortably (for a student) on that without having to worry excessively about the occasional splurge or night out
Ohh yh thanka for the tip lol. I did think it was going to be cheaper to use the washing machines
Ohh yh thanka for the tip lol. I did think it was going to be cheaper to use the washing machines
Well, probably not really cheaper all things considered but there isn't probably much other option than going to a laundromat (which is quite possibly more expensive, and even if not when you account for the hassle of getting there and back with all your stuff, probably about the same effective value). When you move into a private rental after first year which will usually have a washing machine in the individual flat/house that you are sharing, it's just whatever the cost of the electricity and water are (which I wager are less than the coin operated machine costs!).
Also you won't have the dual frustration of arriving to find they're all finished the cycle but still full of people's wet, clean laundry they haven't picked up yet, or that you arrive 30 seconds after yours finished the cycle and find someone has dumped your laundry all over the floor...
Well, probably not really cheaper all things considered but there isn't probably much other option than going to a laundromat (which is quite possibly more expensive, and even if not when you account for the hassle of getting there and back with all your stuff, probably about the same effective value). When you move into a private rental after first year which will usually have a washing machine in the individual flat/house that you are sharing, it's just whatever the cost of the electricity and water are (which I wager are less than the coin operated machine costs!).
Also you won't have the dual frustration of arriving to find they're all finished the cycle but still full of people's wet, clean laundry they haven't picked up yet, or that you arrive 30 seconds after yours finished the cycle and find someone has dumped your laundry all over the floor...