Hi to all students,
Going off to uni in a few weeks, and trying to finalise a few things. Obviously one of the key things to being a student is budgeting.
It would be nice to hear from some students how they break down their budget for uni, so I can perhaps fill in things I have forgotten.
I understand if this is too invasive into peoples finances, just would be cool for some help/ tips.
So far I have said that:
Food (per week) - £35
Social (per week, average) - £30
Rent (@£375 pcm for 9 months (first month is paid)) - £3375
Random expenses (year) - £500
Total of £6670
My maintenance loan and grant comes to £5508 (+ a £300 bursary hopefully from the uni), although I do have a job that the very very minimum I will ever earn is £20 per week (Longer daylight hours = more money, although I will probably look for another). So add an £860 minimum to my loan (£6368 per year). That leaves me £302 in the red.
It is likely that the remainder of that I can find. But what have I missed?
Help please