Parent of 2011 student queries

yorkiegirlie

My son will already piling up more debt the day he starts as his accomo at leeds met is £125 a week - not including food/books etc!!!!!!!!!!!! my mortgage isnt this much!

frames1_uk

yorkiegirlie wrote: »

My son will already piling up more debt the day he starts as his accomo at leeds met is £125 a week - not including food/books etc!!!!!!!!!!!! my mortgage isnt this much!

I am shocked at the price of halls (self catering), you could rent a detached house round here for what they charge!

yorkiegirlie

daylight robbery!!!!!! lol
The only good thing is that he wont have daily transport to pay to lectures as the accom is onsite - unless he chooses to go somewhere! He now understands why I told him months ago he wouldn't be taking his car to uni with him! he wont be able to afford the 20p to put air in his tyres never mind petrol in the tank!!!

Lokolo

frames1_uk wrote: »

that leaves approximately £83 per week for books, course costs, food, washing, travel, basically all living costs (in London).... hmmm it doesn't go as far as I thought!

A partime job should be easier to get in London

The_One_Who

As well as a part-time job, books can be borrowed from the library* and course costs are usually negligible; some notebooks and pens won't cost much.

*Never, ever buy books before the course starts. Wait until you see how much you need to use particular books and then look into buying them if you want, after a few weeks.

frames1_uk

yorkiegirlie wrote: »

daylight robbery!!!!!! lol
The only good thing is that he wont have daily transport to pay to lectures as the accom is onsite - unless he chooses to go somewhere! He now understands why I told him months ago he wouldn't be taking his car to uni with him! he wont be able to afford the 20p to put air in his tyres never mind petrol in the tank!!!

surprised he can afford the insurance, let alone petrol!

yorkiegirlie

The_One_Who wrote: »

As well as a part-time job, books can be borrowed from the library* and course costs are usually negligible; some notebooks and pens won't cost much.

*Never, ever buy books before the course starts. Wait until you see how much you need to use particular books and then look into buying them if you want, after a few weeks.

millions of years ago when i went to uni I made that mistake and my parents bought me every book on the list! used only a few of them but also found old students selling theirs off dirt cheap. The library is the best bet as they usually have multiple copies and you can reserve them too.

frames1_uk

The_One_Who wrote: »

As well as a part-time job, books can be borrowed from the library* and course costs are usually negligible; some notebooks and pens won't cost much.

*Never, ever buy books before the course starts. Wait until you see how much you need to use particular books and then look into buying them if you want, after a few weeks.

thanks for that tip, I'll pass it on to her.

yorkiegirlie

frames1_uk wrote: »

surprised he can afford the insurance, let alone petrol!

dont start me on that one................... £2200 for insurance!!!!!!!!! the car was only £1000!!!!
luckily he got himself a well paid job over the summer - long hours, in a factory, but he paid for both bless him.

frames1_uk

yorkiegirlie wrote: »

dont start me on that one................... £2200 for insurance!!!!!!!!! the car was only £1000!!!!
luckily he got himself a well paid job over the summer - long hours, in a factory, but he paid for both bless him.

that's brilliant that he worked and paid for it all himself, obviously a very resourceful young man, you must be very proud