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How much to live on per week
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One can prove anything by quoting snippets from newspapers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/mortarboard/2012/jan/18/drink-worse-than-fees
http://www.studentbeans.com/student101/a/Universities/alcohol-and-students-where-we-stand-in-2037.html
http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/campusnews/113560 -
Wow interesting post! My mum gave me £10 per week but i officially stayed at home so food, roof & laundry was provided although in reality i bunked up in a single bed with my boyfriend, now husband in his halls. The communal kitchen was so disgusting we rarely cooked so would find the cheapest places to eat out/ takeaways that would leave food spare for breakfast and lunch the following day! I earned around £40 per week from my part-time job. My course was very expensive, needing a lot of outlay, i would buy a lot but my mum would often help out. I was entitaled to travel expenses but no other benefits.0
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Admittedly I did live on my £250 a month budget in London before the recent inflation and prices rises. I forgot to take this into account when I posted it originally. Sorry for leaving this out and I hope posting this will go some way towards correcting this omission. Thinking about it, I accept that I couldn't live on this budget now, but it is what I lived on at the time and I did manage to go out, complete my course and enjoy myself. Personally, I got my books out of the library rather than buy them, used a lot of PDFs which I could read online and never went over my annual printing budget for coursework that came from the uni. And I travelled in London by bus on a season ticket because it was easier and cheaper than the tube to get to uni from where I was living.
I'm still a student and I spend the money/budget for myself. If I budgeted £125 a week, I would probably spend it. I'm not sure I would be able to tell you what I had spent it on though.
IMO, budgets are really variable for the specific student and depend on what your interests are/the uni/the course/accomodation type etc etc. With reference to the OP, all I can do is speak from my personal experience.0 -
They can't be very cash strapped if they can afford to go out for coffee on a regular basis.
Yes, they must have a realistic budget that allows for a cup of coffee with a friend (because that's what "normal" people do - they drink coffee with friends)
You see Dunroamin, not everyone wants to live life as a hermit...
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There is a big difference between going for a coffee occasionally and going for a coffee regularly - the latter really could be expensive.
It's perfectly possible to not imbibe regularly but not be a hermit - a student could invite people to their room for the evening for example, they can spend time walking to the shops together, walking to campus together, going to yoga together - spending time with others doesn't have to mean paying out!Here dead we lie because we did not choose
To live and shame the land from which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
But young men think it is,
And we were young.
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wintersunshine wrote: »which is all an unemployed person has to do - no lectures, no books, no peers, don't need to get dressed or washed! no life!
Don't talk b*llocks!Here dead we lie because we did not choose
To live and shame the land from which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
But young men think it is,
And we were young.
A E Housman0 -
Yes, they must have a realistic budget that allows for a cup of coffee with a friend (because that's what "normal" people do - they drink coffee with friends)
You see Dunroamin, not everyone wants to live life as a hermit...
"Normal" people with a decent income may drink coffee at Starbucks or Costa on a regular basis but those on a budget appreciate what a waste of money it is.
You really haven't got to grips with the MSE philosophy, have you?0 -
"Normal" people with a decent income may drink coffee at Starbucks or Costa on a regular basis but those on a budget appreciate what a waste of money it is.
You really haven't got to grips with the MSE philosophy, have you?
And students don't pay anywhere near the price the likes of Costa & Starbucks charge! £1 for a coffee, and a decent barista coffee at that so it's hardly breaking the bank!
Plus, most eateries & cafes offer decent discounts to students, often up to 25% (Nandos and Frankie & Benny's, Pizza Express etc) so it is perfectly possible to socialise on a budget!“You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.”0 -
Well generally that's what it's all about isn't it.
Finding ways to enjoy yourself with out spending a fortune if you haven't got it.
I'll remind my daughter about the discounts although I expect she's already aware but thanks.Here dead we lie because we did not choose
To live and shame the land from which we sprung.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,
But young men think it is,
And we were young.
A E Housman0
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