Student MoneySaving Club!

maccy_d

Hey all I'd like to join said club. I'm entering first year English at Queens University, Belfast. I'm returning to education after a few years traveling and working so I'm going to find it a struggle managing without my usual salary lol. Sounds like a really good idea this students club.

I posted a separate thread on here about Office 2007 up for grabs for 38 quid I bought it and its worth around 600 not a bad save eh? the website is https://www.theultimatesteal.co.uk for anyone who's interested.

Am also interested in the 1000 for nothing sounds like a challenge.

anyway hope to chat with ya all again soon

muddyfox470

maccy_d wrote: »

Hey all I'd like to join said club. I'm entering first year English at Queens University, Belfast. I'm returning to education after a few years traveling and working so I'm going to find it a struggle managing without my usual salary lol. Sounds like a really good idea this students club.

I posted a separate thread on here about Office 2007 up for grabs for 38 quid I bought it and its worth around 600 not a bad save eh? the website is www.theultimatesteal.co.uk for anyone who's interested.

Am also interested in the 1000 for nothing sounds like a challenge.

anyway hope to chat with ya all again soon

Wait until you get to campus, for instance I get free Microsoft XP Pro, Vista Business and Office from my faculty because they have a special MSDN license.

So you could save a further £38 still

Finally, where have you ever seen office sold at £600+ ? I never have

Ian

maccy_d

your right Ian I checked it out Office 2007 Ultimate doesn't retail at 600 quid I think that might have been dollars, it retails at 393.63 thats still around a 90% saving!! I wont be living on campus as I live nearby my Uni but there is always free wifi for those long days in the union

NickiM

I go to university next week

(Sorry - sudden realisation!)

The_One_Who

I'm feeling a bit left out, so I'd quite like to join. I'm going into second year at Glasgow (about bloody time too! Five month holidays are too long). Last year I was pretty good with money but this year I'm determined to be a lot better. Gotta save up for all sorts of things.

Swirlywurly

I've been back for two weeks now. Overspent first week. Spent nothing this week because i am in the hospital (studying) all the time and i just don't have time to go to the shops! Just as well as my loan hasn't come through yet.

elisebutt65

Grrrrr - We started this week - I had to skip induction on Monday as I had my graduation - great fun LOL. Anyway it was straight into lectures on Tuesday and we only enrolled today so no money until next Thursday at the earliest - Aaargh!!!!! Had to get Railcard and bus card etc etc plus trainfares and I'm so skint now!!! Especially as I just bought a load of books.! Can't find any I need cheaply on Ebay at the mo. but I did find a new booksite - well it's new to me anyway and I got a copy of the Ultimate FE Lecturer's Handbook for only !12 at the Book Depository - normally about 18 at Amazon - and Free delivery - wheeeeee - new book place Good hint to find the best prices is bookbrain. - it's a comparison engine thingy.

Also picked up my NUS Extra card today that I'd previously ordered online cos then you can upload a photo of your choice instead of a manky photo booth on - lol - so I had a nice Photo-shopped - unwrinkly, unsaggy me!!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

pixiedust_2

Luckily, I haven't had to buy any books yet - starting the technical side of my course on Monday though, so might end up having to pick up some bits after that. Know I'll have a workshop bill in around 5 weeks thought, so got that to look forward to!

And still waiting for loan to come through... A few of my class have had theirs, so just hoping it'll appear in the next few days

CrispyUK

elisebutt65 wrote: »

Good hint to find the best prices is bookbrain. - it's a comparison engine thingy.

http://www.find-book.co.uk is also another good one to check out when hunting down the cheapest prices

also find-dvd and find-cd are in a similar vain remember 10% student discount @ HMV + 10% cashback via Quidco, many of the others on there also have cashback

NickiM

You can probably get books cheaply off second hand book sites or from people in the year above. But I think people have said to wait until you get there for what you need.