Leading up to your first day University can be daunting, and everyone knows that there is no magical money tree, especially whilst studying and living at University! This being said, if managed well, you can flourish throughout your time at 蜜桃AV and not run into money trouble鈥� Here at ResLife蜜桃AV HQ we run focus groups and collated information from current students that have given their top tips for you to bear in mind before coming to 蜜桃AV to save the pennies:
Create a finances spreadsheet and keep to it!
鈥淕et onto excel and make a spreadsheet of your forecasted budget so you know what you expect to spend over the coming term. I鈥檓 not talking kitchen utensils and on off costs such as your bedding, your parents can sort that out for you if you鈥檙e lucky ;) Write down your weekly/monthly expenses such going out/socialising, transport, food, gym membership, sports membership, clothes, course materials and all that jazz. But be honest with yourself!听
Jessica Burton | Business Studies
Take the hard cash out of the machine week-by-week!
鈥淪pending money with your trusty contactless card can be all too easy, OOHHHH SOOO EASY! Don鈥檛 be fooled, take the cash that you want to spend each week out of the machine and don鈥檛 spend over this, by the end of the week you will feel much better about yourself. This I found extremely helpful as it allowed me to realise exactly what I was spending each day, and not get that extra coffee when I didn鈥檛 really need it鈥� 听
Leonne Thuranira |
Food, food and more food!
鈥滷ood is important people, yet so many of my friends, including me, crack open the beans on toast each week as we spent too much money on things we didn鈥檛 really need. My top tips; firstly, head for the reduced shelf at the right time, just before the shops close, you can get some tasty deals!听 Secondly, when doing your weekly shop, make sure you are not hungry! I used to shop after the gym, bad move, my bill was always, always more expensive. Lastly, cook in bulk with your flatmates, not only is this way cheaper but its good fun and means you get into the kitchen and socialise!鈥� 听
Ellie Papworth | IT Management
Get a student job and become an RA!
鈥淎s an RA my-self having a job at Uni brings you in a healthy income and takes lots of the stress away. The simple correlation between those that work part-time and have money and those that do not work at all and have none is undeniable. Get a job people! As an RA it is the highest paid student job and you can earn lots and lots, it鈥檚 a no brainer to apply!鈥�
Sho Kubota | Accounting & Finance
