Today I am going to share my best tips how to save money as a student. All these tips helped me so much back in the day when I was an international student in the UK. Tuition fees Let me start with the biggest expense you will ever have as a student – tuition fees of course! If you or your family can afford to pay for your education or you can get a full scholarship that is great! But if you struggling with money, think twice before taking up any loans and getting yourself in debt. Maybe find a more affordable money wise programme is a better option. We made a list of 5 most affordable programmes in the UK and published it on our website, if you are interested to know please follow the link on the screen and you find specific programmes and all details. http://fastrackedu.co.uk/2016/11/09/top-5-affordable-study-programmes-in-the-uk/ Rent The second biggest expense for students is their rent. And my advice here is one word FLATSHARE! It will give you much more freedom than a student dorm provided by your university and it most cases you can find it much cheaper as well! If you are going to study in the UK, check out rightmove.co.uk as it is the biggest and most trustworthy website for renting flats in the uk. These guys now have the whole section just for student rentals. Food Food is obviously a huge expense as seems like students are always hungry. First of all shop in more affordable supermarkets like Tesco, ASDA and Iceland. I also advice to shop in the evenings as it is the time when supermarkets discount food that is expiring that day and you can get your dinner very very cheaply. Guys, don’t be afraid to by supermarket own brands. Most of the time you cannot tell the difference in taste but they cost much less! I have also noticed that whenever you shop with someone and buy more items in bulk, your grocery bill gets about 20% smaller. So if you can shop with your friends and try to get advantage of multiple buy offers. I also highly recommend to get loyalty cards, you will get great discount and you can transfer your accumulated points into cash. As a student I guess you will be having bites on the go, the best way to save money – make your own snacks and lucn, or if you are going to buy it than ask for a take away. Most coffee shops and lunch places will charge you extra to eat your food inside. Shopping Even if you are on a shoestring budget it is difficult not to buy anything for yourself. Especially here in London you are constantly tempted by do some shopping! I recommend all students to get their NUS Extra student cards that can give you amazing discount on music, travels, uni essentials, technology, entertainment and of course fashion! You get discounts in ASOS, Forever 21, Accessories and many other fashion brands. I also recommend shopping for used items on ebay and charity shops! As a student back in the day I used to volunteer in Oxfam charity shop and guys we had so many books, kitchen stuff and clothes for ridiculously small prices. Most items would be under £10! Transport One thing that makes me wanna cry in London – prices on its public transport! It is sooooooo expensive! Especially tube! A single trip can cost you between 2.40 and 5 pounds depending on how far you are travelling! So if you can I recommend using a bus, it is only £1.50 regardless of your destination. If you are about to take a cab, do no use black cabs, they are insanely expensive!!! Always use UBER, it is easy to use, safe and much cheaper than black cabs in London. If you are going to buy train tickets to travel anywhere around the UK or somewhere in Europe, the best thing you can do to save money – book it in advance! If you are buying train tickets last minutes you might pay 3 times a regular price! Entertainment Going out in the UK can get very expensive if you are not careful. But luckily as a student you can always find great discounts! I have already mentioned NUS extra card that gives various discounts including entertainment, ODEON cinames give discounts for movie tickets to students. In London there are so many free option to have a good time, there are a lot of free gigls, very cheap live music festivals, most museums are free as well. What not to save on! By the way, one thing I do not recommend to save money on is insurance! When I was at uni, we had a break-in in our place, all our laptops and expensive cameras were stolen… we had no insurance to cover it, so we had to pay from our own pockets to get new laptops. It was so expensive and painful so I think everyone should get insurance to protect themselves from such situations. Thank you for watching! Subscribe to our newsletter about education in the UK https://goo.gl/GduM2C You can contact us at https://goo.gl/Qa58yf FasTrack Education website: http://fastrackedu.co.uk/

• published: 27 Apr 2017
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