Emergency food tin

MrsB_2 · 26 August 2005 at 9:11AM

First of all - dont panic. You're in the right place for lots and lots of AMAZING ideas for money saving and lots and lots of support while you need it.

Keep positive and remind yourself that this is a temporary situation because this is the chance to start anew and make your life whatever you want it to be.

Take care and good luck

squeaky · 26 August 2005 at 9:56AM

Take a look at our Welcome sticky at the top of the Old Style forum listing (or linked in my signature below). There's lots to read and lots of links that point you to other useful areas of the MoneySaving forums.

joe13 · 26 August 2005 at 10:22AM

Great Idea for the food, my daughter would definately need a jar of marmite on her list- only eats toast and marmite for breakfast. but does anyone have a definitive list of other bits required at uni.
I am just in the process of making up a box for my daughter who is off to uni. for the first time in September.
She is going into halls of residence and I was suprised to learn that they have to take crockery, cutlery, bedside light etc. with them.
So any suggestions from someone in the same position or anyone who sent a child to uni. last year.

squeaky · 26 August 2005 at 10:59AM

joe13 wrote:

Great Idea for the food, my daughter would definately need a jar of marmite on her list- only eats toast and marmite for breakfast. but does anyone have a definitive list of other bits required at uni.
I am just in the process of making up a box for my daughter who is off to uni. for the first time in September.
She is going into halls of residence and I was suprised to learn that they have to take crockery, cutlery, bedside light etc. with them.
So any suggestions from someone in the same position or anyone who sent a child to uni. last year.

Hi,

Take a look at the Student Board where you'll find lots of ideas, inspiration, and help.

starlite_2 · 26 August 2005 at 6:01PM

you didn't add cous cous into the box...great stuff you can even make it with just a kettle..and much better than a pot noodle or other such instant foods.
if you add spring onion, a few herbs and tom's or something it is a 5 minute, super easy dish, and you can buy pre flavoured ones these days pretty cheaply

starlite_2 · 26 August 2005 at 6:35PM

oooh...and add some ibuprofen and alka seltzers...plus plasters and other odds that students never think to buy until they need them!

Bennifred · 26 August 2005 at 8:23PM

starlite wrote:

oooh...and add some ibuprofen and alka seltzers...plus plasters and other odds that students never think to buy until they need them!

OOOH - what would they be then???

:eek:

starlite_2 · 26 August 2005 at 8:25PM

hahahahahahhaaa

Savvy_Sue · 27 August 2005 at 12:03PM

joe13 wrote:

Great Idea for the food, my daughter would definately need a jar of marmite on her list- only eats toast and marmite for breakfast. but does anyone have a definitive list of other bits required at uni.
I am just in the process of making up a box for my daughter who is off to uni. for the first time in September.
She is going into halls of residence and I was suprised to learn that they have to take crockery, cutlery, bedside light etc. with them.
So any suggestions from someone in the same position or anyone who sent a child to uni. last year.

The two threads I am very conscious of are List for University on the Student Board, which includes another link to the Studential site which has an absolutely comprehensive list of what you'll need in different kinds of student accommodation, and Daughter starting Uni on the Old-Style Board which is similar but longer and maybe chattier ...

I have to say my son is NOT impressed at my attempts to set him up with everything everyone else will forget so that he will have a constant stream of visitors to his room borrowing things he didn't want in the first place (like a corkscrew - he doesn't drink!) in the hope that these people will become friends, but I did point out to him that if I bought enough stuff there wouldn't be room for me as well as him, his father and all his junk in the car when he goes, and as I can't drive at the moment that would forestall the fond and tearful farewells on campus. This cheered him up!

My husband's not that impressed either: his memory is of being dropped on campus by his parents and abandoned to his own devices. Lucky him: I had to go by train on my own!

I don't think my son is going to need crockery and cutlery, but if I find he does I would trawl charity shops - and that's something your daughter could do once she gets to Uni!

Bennifred · 27 August 2005 at 2:00PM

Oh, Savvy_Sue, boys aren't very good at indulging their Mums are they? :rolleyes: And their Dads aren't much better either - my OH is doing LOTS of muttering about spoilt brats at the moment, as I fill yet another crate with could-be-really-really-useful items. I say he's just jealous because he wants to relive his (mis-spent) youth!

I think we're going to have to take two cars.......son may have to get the train.....just kidding (I think!)

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