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What do you spend your 'Education Maitenance' Allowance on?

Horatio Caine

Yeah, it's another thread about EMA, but what do you spend it on?

Simple question, easy answer! :smile:

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Reply 1

anon53

Unfortunately, I don't qualify for this!

Reply 2

Horatio Caine

shauncouldstone

Unfortunately, I don't qualify for this!

Shame, I get £10.

I probably should have added if you don't get EMA it's not worth replying because I don't want this thread to turn into an argument. :smile:

Reply 3

zippy_gerbil

Everything. From books and revision guides to razor blades and bus passes.

Reply 4

supernova2

zippy_gerbil

Everything. From books and revision guides to razor blades and bus passes.

ema promoting self harm :frown:

Reply 5

samw

i havent spent a penny yet although i get £30. but i will take some out if i need some on books or clothes and may treat myself to a digital camera or omething.

please don;t turn this thread into an argument. if you don;t get it, go to mummy and daddy and moan somewhere else.

Reply 6

Xtrm2Matt

I've hardly spent a penny of the EMA I've got the past year, and havern't spent any thus far for this year. I plan on buying my first car with it :smile:

(or at least it'll contribute to it, depends what I go for).

When I do spend it, it's on books / revision stuff, clothes or stuff when I go out with mates (cinema/bus/etc).

Reply 7

kellywood_5

I'm at uni now, but I got £20 a week for both years of sixth form, which I spent on stationery, books and trips. Anything I didn't spend, plus the £500 in bonuses, I saved up for uni. In fact, I used up quite a lot of that money before I even got here on dctionaries, grammar books, set texts and the accommodation booking fee, so it was very useful.

Reply 8

Eternity Forever

I don't qualify for it, but I recall in my investment club when the teacher was talking about how we should save our money and build interest on it, someone mentioned how they were going to save up their EMA and invest it in a bank with a good interest.

Reply 9

Kate.

Everything I need?
It's the only money I get...so it goes on food for college, alcohol, films, fags (although I've quit now :biggrin:

but it used to), clothes, going out...anything. And sometimes college stuff, I suppose. Haha. Although my dad usually gives me money if I need to buy lots of college stuff/stationery.

Saved up quite a lot this year though as I still had loads of birthday money when college started so I haven't really spent much.

Reply 10

lyrical_lies

Driving lessons. Pfft.

Reply 11

Happy_Holidays

Dinner money though I'm trying to save it as well but I only get £10 a week.

Reply 12

hannah_dru

I can spend mine on anything but at the mo it's going towards uni.

Reply 13

Spiffy

I get £30 a week, £19 goes on driving lessons and the rest is saved im my account for the future, maybe even my first car

Reply 14

generalebriety

Generally it goes towards the family's weekly income; so, in that respect, food and so on. I save some each week. If I have anything left over I generally save up and buy a cd or a book or something but most of it goes towards food or gets saved up for uni or whatever.

Reply 15

Ghetto_Princess12

I get £10 a week, but had changed since last year I was eligible to receive the full amount. The money was only rarely spent on clothes, shoes but most of it was kept in the bank to be saved and in the near future would be very useful when going to university.

Reply 16

listen to cky

anything i need, but i want to save it up for driving lessons, i keep spending it on food and alcohol tho, im not very good at saving

Saving it up for uni

I was entitled to £30 both years of 6th form and it all went to my family as board money.

Reply 19

Niaya

last year i was entitled to £20 and my mum refused to apply but im getting it this year - its being used for general stuff while I look for another job