View Full Version : Student living costs
Hi, just wondering if there are any students/parents out there who would be able to give me an idea of what a student could be expected to live on per week at uni after Halls have been paid?
I know there are many factors to take into consideration but a rough idea would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
i would guestimate ....
drink and drugs - 50
fancy dress outfits - 10
condoms - 15
lubricant - 5
court fines - 60
food - 10
hope that helps ;)
i would guestimate ....
drink and drugs - 50
fancy dress outfits - 10
condoms - 15
lubricant - 5
court fines - 60
food - 10
hope that helps ;)
I think you have those numbers wrong. For a start the first one is about half what it should be...
Hi, just wondering if there are any students/parents out there who would be able to give me an idea of what a student could be expected to live on per week at uni after Halls have been paid?
I know there are many factors to take into consideration but a rough idea would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Well it depends on where they're living for a start. But for example I have a friend who lives on £100 a month, and I mean that involves eating pretty basic food, but he still manages to come out drinking fairly often. But I mean for me the £200-300 mark is better. That gives enough to eat healthily whilst leaving enough to go out every weekend if you so wish. If you know which uni they're going to perhaps that would help as I have friends in every one in Scotland, as well as all over the world, and everybody lives on completely different budgets yet still manages to do roughly the same amount of stuff.
i would guestimate ....
drink and drugs - 50Pound-a-Pint days have long gone, £150 at least.
lubricant - 5Lubricant:eek: what do they do with castrol GTX??:eek:
food - 10Nah, a couple of loaf's of Warburton's will do.
Pound-a-Pint days have long gone, £150 at least.
You joke, but I have a friend from Sweden who spends that every single weekend.
Getting slightly worried now! it will be either Aberdeen or Edinburgh if that helps at all!
You joke, but I have a friend from Sweden who spends that every single weekend.
I jest ye not.
I could not go out in Manchestershire Village without spending at least £100 in a night, and that was 6 or more years ago. And that included the Stoodent areas.
I am seriously grateful I only do drink, I couldnae afford tabs n' wraps.
Getting slightly worried now! it will be either Aberdeen or Edinburhg if that helps at all!
Well my sister is at RGU and she easily gets by on £250ish a month, which seems to include a lot of going out as well as decent food. I'm at Edinburgh uni and I've found it cheaper than I was lead to believe. Going out's not bad as long as you avoid George St and the ridiculous costs there, and as for shopping, the Sainsbury's at Cameron Toll that I use is pretty cheap as far as these things go, so I can get by on as little as £150 a month, but often spend closer to £300-350 for better food and a bit more socialising.
Thanks Alan16 you have been very helpful.
Thanks Alan16 you have been very helpful.
You're welcome. For me it came down to finding the right balance between food and the luxuries, i.e. drinking etc. If you want to drink and can't, you don't and learn to spend your money better the following month. For me it was a very good learning experience.
Interesting thread. Obviously budgeting skills are no longer taught in school. Silly old fashioned me.
Interesting thread. Obviously budgeting skills are no longer taught in school. Silly old fashioned me.
Obviously. How many people in normal jobs have £350 left over for food and socialising for 1 person after rent etc?
Not many people I knew when I was at uni (not long ago) had that amount of cash.
You're welcome. For me it came down to finding the right balance between food and the luxuries, i.e. drinking etc. If you want to drink and can't, you don't and learn to spend your money better the following month. For me it was a very good learning experience.
That's the way I learned too. It's by far the best way. Doing sums and working out what you can spend on what is for dummies.
That's the way I learned too. It's by far the best way. Doing sums and working out what you can spend on what is for dummies.
I wouldn't say it is for dummies. I would say it is for people who do not have their parents and/or saas giving them stupid amounts of money to live on.
macbreeza
05-Jun-10, 15:11
while i was at uni i worked part time had to or i couldn't go! plus I didn't pay tax so more of my wage was my own.
I wouldn't say it is for dummies. I would say it is for people who do not have their parents and/or saas giving them stupid amounts of money to live on.What I meant is that planning your spending in advance is unnecessary. You soon get a feel for what's right and it's such a simple business there's no point in wasting time on doing sums on it at school.
I remember students who budgeted in advance. They were the boring ones. :lol:
Our son is at Napier and after rent is taken off his grant he has about £40 a week maximun for everything else. We do have to bale him out now and then with promises of' When I graduate and start work etc etc !!:lol:
Grant - didn't know you could get such a thing nowadays - I thought all you could get was a student loan which is assessed on your parents income - minimum being about £900 and parents have to pay the rest - but this loan has to be paid back when you start work earning over £15000. I think you can get a bursary on hardship grounds, before I stand corrected. hankfully in Scotland at least the tuition fees are paid - our English 'friends' south of the border have to pay their fees as well as living costs which makes for a very expensive education!!!
rainbow - young student bursary (aka a grant) is dependent on your parents/spouses earnings, if they earn under 19500 (approx) then you get the maximum amount which is 2640.00 for the year and also your tuition fee's paid. i think the bursary goes up to about 30000 but gets less and less at each pay bracket. http://www.student-support-saas.gov.uk/ has much more accurate figures if your interested :) as i have given a very rough guide!
i live on 264 pounds a month, which i can do fairly easily, i have gotten a job for this year at uni but my course is expensive due to buying specialist tools etc and daily costs of equipment, usually you would only have to buy text books at the start of the year (and saas pay a larger amount in september to allow for this).
Yes I know all grants, bursaries, loans etc are dependent on parents income. Both myself and my husband are over the 30000 so son only gets the £900, so we have to pay for his further education whether we like it or not, especially as halls are usually about the 3000 mark. If you have no support from parents as some students do, then you will either have to work flat out if you can get a job, or opt not to go to uni/college. Tough I know but with David Camerons statement now that good old UK is worse off than he thought so there will be MAJOR cut backs, things will get worse before they get better.
Alice in Blunderland
07-Jun-10, 18:01
Our oldest is at University and we give her £50 per week to live on.
There is the odd bail out of an extra £30 or so but we try to keep her to the £50.
This money could be reduced further if you apply for the basic grant /loan which is I think available to all students as mentioned in a previous post.
This money could be reduced further if you apply for the basic grant /loan which is I think available to all students as mentioned in a previous post.
SAAS offer a £915 loan to everybody independent of parental income, and another possible £4000 dependent on parental income.
the cities arte very expense now:(
We have a son at uni in Glasgow so we aim at £200/month to live on for his food and travel, books etc. We pay his accomodation, heat, light, internet, contents insurance etc. separately for him. So think another £200 to £300/ month easily. I believe that halls for many are only available in first year then it is commercial lets and hope for the best.
It is not easy and anyone starting out with kids going off - good luck to them.
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.