Take A Road Bike, Recipe Book And Clothes Horse To College And Save Money
Living and studying at university can be very expensive, so before you go, try to save as much money as you can. But don’t just blow it all in fresher’s week. Read the useful suggestions for saving money whilst at university, and your cash can be spent on the good things in life, clothes and beer.
Over the three or four years you spend at university, investing in road bikes could save you hundreds or more. Travelling by bike is much much much cheaper than using a bus or taking your own car, and daily exercise means you don’t need to pay for membership at an overpriced gym. With annual gym passes ranging between ?200 and ?400 and bus fares ever growing, your bike will pay for itself in no time.
Time feels short at university and many people don’t want to waste it in a kitchen. Whilst student loans are quite generous, if you eat take away food a lot and buy food for each meal, your money will run out quicker than you can earn it. You can get to know your flat mates better by cooking with them on a regular basis and it is cheaper to share the cost of main meals between you all.
There is a smelly kid in every halls of residence, and I know washing your clothes can be a hassle, but if you don’t want to be the smelly one, then I suggest you get scrubbing. If you buy washing powder in bulk or share the price with a flat mate, it doesn’t have to be so expensive. What I would suggest is to avoid tumble dryers if you can, as they can cost between 50p and ?1 a time, adding up to a few pints worth over time, so take a clothes horse to university and dry your clothes for free.
Added together, a road bike, clothes horse and cooking book comes to around ?400 but when you consider that you could be spending more than that on just an annual bus pass alone, you can see you are getting good value for money.