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I've figured out that I will be living on £160.65 per week at university, but that's if I get a job alongside and work for at least 8 hours a week on minimum wage. If I take away £50 for groceries and what not that's pretty much £110.65 left. I have to live on £110.65 per week for my spending money. I'm not sure if that is doable especially since I'm going to Bristol.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
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£50 seems like a huge amount to be spending on food shopping for a student - may be worth reviewing that and trying to shop somewhere cheaper.
As for the £110 per week spending money, if that does not include accommodation fee, that is loads of money.
As for the £110 per week spending money, if that does not include accommodation fee, that is loads of money.
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I've figured out that I will be living on £160.65 per week at university, but that's if I get a job alongside and work for at least 8 hours a week on minimum wage. If I take away £50 for groceries and what not that's pretty much £110.65 left. I have to live on £110.65 per week for my spending money. I'm not sure if that is doable especially since I'm going to Bristol.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
I've figured out that I will be living on £160.65 per week at university, but that's if I get a job alongside and work for at least 8 hours a week on minimum wage. If I take away £50 for groceries and what not that's pretty much £110.65 left. I have to live on £110.65 per week for my spending money. I'm not sure if that is doable especially since I'm going to Bristol.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
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Agree with the above that £50 a week on groceries is excessive. If I am doing weekly grocery orders I find I struggle to make the £40 minimum spend for Tesco and similar a lot of the time (and I usually don't for this reason). You can definitely easily live on less than £40 a week as a student I think - I used to spend £20-25 a week on groceries when I was a student (at most).
Also £110 per week money you can spend on whatever you want is a lot, especially as a student. Unless you're going out every night buying shots left and right I think you will struggle to spend that much even if you tried (and I would not suggest trying to). You may have some large chunks that need to go out near the start of the year to buy essentials but after that there isn't much you need to regularly spend money on and that's more than enough to spend on yourself generally.
I think you need to re-evaluate how you value money and your expectations in spending it - having c. £500 a month spending money is more than enough not only for students but for a lot of working professionals to be able to comfortably pursue their interests outside of work. Going into things expecting to spend that much money regularly is likely to only facilitate that kind of excessive spending, I think.
I would suggest you aim to save as much of that money as you can so you can have a reasonable chunk of savings when you graduate.
To put things in perspective, your "spending money" is more than my weekly rent was when I lived in Exeter.
Also £110 per week money you can spend on whatever you want is a lot, especially as a student. Unless you're going out every night buying shots left and right I think you will struggle to spend that much even if you tried (and I would not suggest trying to). You may have some large chunks that need to go out near the start of the year to buy essentials but after that there isn't much you need to regularly spend money on and that's more than enough to spend on yourself generally.
I think you need to re-evaluate how you value money and your expectations in spending it - having c. £500 a month spending money is more than enough not only for students but for a lot of working professionals to be able to comfortably pursue their interests outside of work. Going into things expecting to spend that much money regularly is likely to only facilitate that kind of excessive spending, I think.
I would suggest you aim to save as much of that money as you can so you can have a reasonable chunk of savings when you graduate.
To put things in perspective, your "spending money" is more than my weekly rent was when I lived in Exeter.
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Do bear in mind that your student loan eligibility will be based upon your household income and your access to the maximum loans for all three years of your undergrad will require parental cooperation & them agreeing to provide full details of their finances to student finance england.
I spent several years living on a budget of under £29 a week after paying for London accomodation and bills.
Accomodation costs are likely to prove to be your largest single expense, even if you rent a room in a houseshare.
Have you considered differing for a year and working to build up some savings for uni?
Good luck!
I spent several years living on a budget of under £29 a week after paying for London accomodation and bills.
Accomodation costs are likely to prove to be your largest single expense, even if you rent a room in a houseshare.
Have you considered differing for a year and working to build up some savings for uni?
Good luck!
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1. Why are you expecting your parents to support you?
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
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Do bear in mind that your student loan eligibility will be based upon your household income and your access to the maximum loans for all three years of your undergrad will require parental cooperation & them agreeing to provide full details of their finances to student finance england.
I spent several years living on a budget of under £29 a week after paying for London accomodation and bills.
Accomodation costs are likely to prove to be your largest single expense, even if you rent a room in a houseshare.
Have you considered differing for a year and working to build up some savings for uni?
Good luck!
Do bear in mind that your student loan eligibility will be based upon your household income and your access to the maximum loans for all three years of your undergrad will require parental cooperation & them agreeing to provide full details of their finances to student finance england.
I spent several years living on a budget of under £29 a week after paying for London accomodation and bills.
Accomodation costs are likely to prove to be your largest single expense, even if you rent a room in a houseshare.
Have you considered differing for a year and working to build up some savings for uni?
Good luck!
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1. Why are you expecting your parents to support you?
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
1. Why are you expecting your parents to support you?
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
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(Original post by artful_lounger)
Agree with the above that £50 a week on groceries is excessive. If I am doing weekly grocery orders I find I struggle to make the £40 minimum spend for Tesco and similar a lot of the time (and I usually don't for this reason). You can definitely easily live on less than £40 a week as a student I think - I used to spend £20-25 a week on groceries when I was a student (at most).
Also £110 per week money you can spend on whatever you want is a lot, especially as a student. Unless you're going out every night buying shots left and right I think you will struggle to spend that much even if you tried (and I would not suggest trying to). You may have some large chunks that need to go out near the start of the year to buy essentials but after that there isn't much you need to regularly spend money on and that's more than enough to spend on yourself generally.
I think you need to re-evaluate how you value money and your expectations in spending it - having c. £500 a month spending money is more than enough not only for students but for a lot of working professionals to be able to comfortably pursue their interests outside of work. Going into things expecting to spend that much money regularly is likely to only facilitate that kind of excessive spending, I think.
I would suggest you aim to save as much of that money as you can so you can have a reasonable chunk of savings when you graduate.
To put things in perspective, your "spending money" is more than my weekly rent was when I lived in Exeter.
Agree with the above that £50 a week on groceries is excessive. If I am doing weekly grocery orders I find I struggle to make the £40 minimum spend for Tesco and similar a lot of the time (and I usually don't for this reason). You can definitely easily live on less than £40 a week as a student I think - I used to spend £20-25 a week on groceries when I was a student (at most).
Also £110 per week money you can spend on whatever you want is a lot, especially as a student. Unless you're going out every night buying shots left and right I think you will struggle to spend that much even if you tried (and I would not suggest trying to). You may have some large chunks that need to go out near the start of the year to buy essentials but after that there isn't much you need to regularly spend money on and that's more than enough to spend on yourself generally.
I think you need to re-evaluate how you value money and your expectations in spending it - having c. £500 a month spending money is more than enough not only for students but for a lot of working professionals to be able to comfortably pursue their interests outside of work. Going into things expecting to spend that much money regularly is likely to only facilitate that kind of excessive spending, I think.
I would suggest you aim to save as much of that money as you can so you can have a reasonable chunk of savings when you graduate.
To put things in perspective, your "spending money" is more than my weekly rent was when I lived in Exeter.
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(Original post by 1secondsofvamps)
1. Why are you expecting your parents to support you?
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
1. Why are you expecting your parents to support you?
2. Spending £50 a week on food is excessive.
3. £110 a week is more than enough. If that's not the case, you need to reevaluate your spending habits and learn to budget.
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I've figured out that I will be living on £160.65 per week at university, but that's if I get a job alongside and work for at least 8 hours a week on minimum wage. If I take away £50 for groceries and what not that's pretty much £110.65 left. I have to live on £110.65 per week for my spending money. I'm not sure if that is doable especially since I'm going to Bristol.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
I've figured out that I will be living on £160.65 per week at university, but that's if I get a job alongside and work for at least 8 hours a week on minimum wage. If I take away £50 for groceries and what not that's pretty much £110.65 left. I have to live on £110.65 per week for my spending money. I'm not sure if that is doable especially since I'm going to Bristol.
My family cause their strict don't want me moving out, but I figured out I'll be receiving the max loan so therefore all the rent is covered pretty much for the entire year.
Not sure what to do here since I feel like £110 per week is not enough for a student, and if it is I'd have to be quite stingy with it.
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I think statistically parental support is like one of the highest ways a student comes by including a part time job which is something I was considering. However I don’t wanna be working to a point where it interferes with my studies so hopefully I can sort that out.
I think statistically parental support is like one of the highest ways a student comes by including a part time job which is something I was considering. However I don’t wanna be working to a point where it interferes with my studies so hopefully I can sort that out.
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