How much money will you be living off per week at uni?

because i get with it:
identity protection alert (i get to check my credit score for free -which is handy because i have a credit card and want to build my credit rating up)
green flag breakdown cover
travel insurance
mobile phone insurance
gadget insurance; for like laptop, camera, ipod ect..
and other things that arent really relevent like discounts at places.
it would work out more expensive if i bought it all seperately. and it means i dont need to worry about having loads of seperate things and renewing them all ect.

woah that sounds amazing! which bank is that? sorry if you've already said, I can't seem to find the post where you first mentioned it.

But, at the same time it seems quite fun because you have to budget

i havent said its a yorkshire bank signature current account. im not having a student account with them, im going for halifax for that.
yorkshire bank dont offer interest free overdrafts for students. im just keeping this current account for my wages to go in and to keep all those benefits

their shorter terms go some way to mitigating it.

Budgeting is fun to you?

Thank you! Thats interesting my friend had an account with them in first year and could never find a branch haha. But with all those benefits it sounds so worth it! have you considered natwest for your student account? just that if you're moving out for uni, the network railcard to give you will save you SO much on transport

yeah i looked into that but theyve changed it now. apparently you can only get that railcard if you previously had a normal current account with them for a certain amount of time before applying for your student account
i dont know if it makes any difference but i live in yorkshire, theres loads of branches here haha. i know so many people with yorkshire bank accounts!
for some reason as well, i get paid on a thursday, but my wage goes into my bank account at like 11 o clock on the wednesday evening. some friends i work with who have different bank accounts dont get it till late the thursday morning. i know people probably think that it doesnt matter, but my step dad gets paid at the same time as me, so we always go for a midnight weekly shop in tesco haha.
i chose halifax because of their overdraft in the first year, i wont use all that, hopefuly not any at all but it comes in handy in emergencies

Oh thats annoying about Natwest! They must have cottoned on to the fact it was too good a deal haha. Aww thats really sweet about your midnight shops, that would definitely be enough to make me keep the account it sounds like you've thought of everything, I'm sure you'll be fine. Its amazing how quickly budgeting just becomes second nature once you start. Best of luck at uni

Hi guys, can I get your take on this. I am starting Uni in Scotland in September this year. No fees. My parents are divorced, however my father is making a contribution towards my university education. He is proposing to pay me £800 per month for each month of my university term, and £200 for each month of the summer holiday. However, given I will be living at home and have to pay my mother board and lodgings I just don't feel this is enough. My father has said if it is not enough and my mother is not prepared to make a contribution that I have to either get a part time job or get a student loan. I don't want to get a student loan and be in debt... and I don't see why I should have to get a part time job either, I feel my father should be paying me more. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi guys, can I get your take on this. I am starting Uni in Scotland in September this year. No fees. My parents are divorced, however my father is making a contribution towards my university education. He is proposing to pay me £800 per month for each month of my university term, and £200 for each month of the summer holiday. However, given I will be living at home and have to pay my mother board and lodgings I just don't feel this is enough. My father has said if it is not enough and my mother is not prepared to make a contribution that I have to either get a part time job or get a student loan. I don't want to get a student loan and be in debt... and I don't see why I should have to get a part time job either, I feel my father should be paying me more. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi guys, can I get your take on this. I am starting Uni in Scotland in September this year. No fees. My parents are divorced, however my father is making a contribution towards my university education. He is proposing to pay me £800 per month for each month of my university term, and £200 for each month of the summer holiday. However, given I will be living at home and have to pay my mother board and lodgings I just don't feel this is enough. My father has said if it is not enough and my mother is not prepared to make a contribution that I have to either get a part time job or get a student loan. I don't want to get a student loan and be in debt... and I don't see why I should have to get a part time job either, I feel my father should be paying me more. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

How much do u spend on "uni-things" like photocopies, textbooks...?

Why is everyone so worried? Get your parents to pay!

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