Kirkatronics Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Don't be, the guilt is bloody awful. I wanted to pay for university myself, you know grow up and all that stuffs? So I'm keeping my dad in an 5am til 7pm job, nice. But I'll have my maintence loan at 1.8k? I doubt it'll be enough to buy stupidly big luxuries and I'm more a fan of food than I am of buying an xbox360. I don't need a new telly and if I want an xbox I'll get a job and buy one. I've also got a £500 overdraft unfortunetly I had to have one with this student account, which hopefully I won't ever need to go into. Id rather be hungry than bored, although you probobly wouldnt think it by looking at me :p You can live of stupidly low ammounts and money. Cheap foods: Rice (works out around 1.20/kilo) Ravioli (around 30p/tin) Beans (seen them as low as 9p) Bread (30p from netto :p) Sphagetti hoops (30p/tin) A very cheap desert is ice cream =] Id be able to live on a few pound per week. If you bought rice you could probobly get by on less, just eat it with ravioli or spaghetti hoops or something to add flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Thanks government for leading me down the academic route and getting me into shit loads of debt I can't possibly get out of. YAY! Please if you are clever enough to go to uni then you are big enough to take responsability for your own actions. Everyone knows that uni costs money. You didnt just sudenly wake uo with a shed load of debt you got yourself in to it. Now the reason a lot of people go to uni is that it will (or should) allow you to go further in life and earn more. Therefore you are just subsidising your own future. If on the other hand you did a degree on the history of chewing gum then its your own fault and you deserve to be in all the debt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Please if you are clever enough to go to uni then you are big enough to take responsability for your own actions. You don't have to be clever to go to university. Some universities especially have barebone requirements, and really more than anything uni feels more like a test of memory than intelligence. Just reproduce a load of stuff that you remembered in an exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Id rather be hungry than bored, although you probobly wouldnt think it by looking at me :pYou can live of stupidly low ammounts and money. Cheap foods: Rice (works out around 1.20/kilo) Ravioli (around 30p/tin) Beans (seen them as low as 9p) Bread (30p from netto :p) Sphagetti hoops (30p/tin) A very cheap desert is ice cream =] Id be able to live on a few pound per week. If you bought rice you could probobly get by on less, just eat it with ravioli or spaghetti hoops or something to add flavor. I know, if I have to I'll live in netto. But I can eat up to five meals a day. I.eat.alot Besides I've got a wii, an xbox, a telly, a laptop and desktop. Not to mention hundreds of books. What else am I going to need except alittle bit to go out with when I don't really drink alcohol? edit: danny debts can be up to 30k...some people have to wait years to pay that kind of money off, lord knows I would. Besides shekiah is right, some of the results I needed for certain unis were pathetic, I could have got into some with next to nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I know, if I have to I'll live in netto. But I can eat up to five meals a day. I.eat.alot Besides I've got a wii, an xbox, a telly, a laptop and desktop. Not to mention hundreds of books. What else am I going to need except alittle bit to go out with when I don't really drink alcohol? Probobly nothing lol. Netto is 100% ownage tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jav_NE Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Dont get a loan unless you really need one. You'll regret it later when you have to pay it back. And you will have to, despite what all students seem to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 edit: danny debts can be up to 30k...some people have to wait years to pay that kind of money off, lord knows I would. Besides shekiah is right, some of the results I needed for certain unis were pathetic, I could have got into some with next to nothing! I know how big the debts are but Fex said that govenment had lead him. My point was that you all know you are going to get in to debt from going to uni. Im not slaging off Uni or students but you can not blambe the govenment for getting you in to debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I know how big the debts are but Fex said that govenment had lead him. My point was that you all know you are going to get in to debt from going to uni. Im not slaging off Uni or students but you can not blambe the govenment for getting you in to debt. I suppose, but even when the government does help out, well my ex had help from the government infact they ''paid'' for him to go and I can bet you any money I come out with less debt than him.. seems abit odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I know how big the debts are but Fex said that govenment had lead him. My point was that you all know you are going to get in to debt from going to uni. Im not slaging off Uni or students but you can not blambe the govenment for getting you in to debt. You sound like someone who didn't go to uni and has a bit of a grudge against people who did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Student loans are the easiest loans to pay back that you can possibly get. No interest, and you're only required to pay it back when you're income is sufficient to make it painless. I'm not sure how that's a problem for anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Student loans are the easiest loans to pay back that you can possibly get. No interest, and you're only required to pay it back when you're income is sufficient to make it painless. I'm not sure how that's a problem for anyone. Plus if you get a student account with overdraft you can make it interest free etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 yes that too. but don't. Overdrafts are evil, and I hate mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Indeed, mines only £500, it won't be used, but it's there just incase. They are very easy to obtain and can make sure you can breathe if you happen to run out of money and need £10 for food as long as it's topped back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 You sound like someone who didn't go to uni and has a bit of a grudge against people who did. No not at all. Far from it. Just how can someone say its the govenments fault that they are in debt? I didnt go to uni. I chose not to. Wasnt the cost just wasnt what i wanted to do. I have no problem with people wanting to better themselves. All im sayig is gordon brown didnt just jump out of a bush and throw this debt at you and catch you by suprise. Im working towards a degree. Its just probably going to take me 10 years to get it. But its free and i get paid to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Indeed, mines only £500, it won't be used, but it's there just incase. They are very easy to obtain and can make sure you can breathe if you happen to run out of money and need £10 for food as long as it's topped back up. yeah good plan. I used mine up, thinking a few hundred quid in work would be easy enough to get in a few weeks. wrrooooooooooong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Id rather be hungry than bored, although you probobly wouldnt think it by looking at me :pYou can live of stupidly low ammounts and money. Cheap foods: Rice (works out around 1.20/kilo) Ravioli (around 30p/tin) Beans (seen them as low as 9p) Bread (30p from netto :p) Sphagetti hoops (30p/tin) A very cheap desert is ice cream =] Id be able to live on a few pound per week. If you bought rice you could probobly get by on less, just eat it with ravioli or spaghetti hoops or something to add flavor. Except im far too pretencious to shop at Netto :p Still. I managed to do a weekly shop for around £15 last year. Benefits of being a vegetarian. Meat is rediculously expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 My loan will probably go into my savings. Seeing as I'm working now and will continue to so through the year. I really didn't spend any last year, but I took one out just in case I lost my job and needed some cash for obvious reasons like bus to uni and food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haver Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Who goes to uni and can survive without a loan? Night shift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Who goes to uni and can survive without a loan? Night shift? People who are supported by their parents....thats me :heh: :smile: They'll be paying tuition fee and rent. I'll have to pay for everything else i.e laptop, food, going out etc. Gonna find a part time job to support myself as well....got a good CV so hopefully that shouldn't be a problem. If not, I have my job at Chelsea to fall back on (which is only when there is a home game)...but thats in London, and I'm going to Uni in Birmingham. .....although I do have a student account with £3000 overdraft....but I'll save that for emergencies only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Except im far too pretencious to shop at Netto :p Still. I managed to do a weekly shop for around £15 last year. Benefits of being a vegetarian. Meat is rediculously expensive. Fresh produce can be expensive too. Potatoes are raising in price, weird that i know this lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Who goes to uni and can survive without a loan? Night shift? Technically I could have last year. Had enough in savings for tuition fees and was earning anywhere between £500-900 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkatronics Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Who goes to uni and can survive without a loan? Night shift? People can afford to buy cars, so they should be able to afford uni really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 People who are supported by their parents....thats me :heh: :smile: They'll be paying tuition fee and rent. I'll have to pay for everything else i.e laptop, food, going out etc. Gonna find a part time job to support myself as well....got a good CV so hopefully that shouldn't be a problem. If not, I have my job at Chelsea to fall back on (which is only when there is a home game)...but thats in London, and I'm going to Uni in Birmingham. .....although I do have a student account with £3000 overdraft....but I'll save that for emergencies only. So I'm going to sound like a snotty cow...but you like rubbing people's noses in it don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Whats the average course price per year? Free for all Scottish students. I'm so glad we've got that up here, tuition fees are ridiculously expensive. I'd be outraged if I had to pay £1500 or whatever the going rate is for my course which I'm barely in uni more than 10 hours a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Free for all Scottish students. I'm so glad we've got that up here, tuition fees are ridiculously expensive. I'd be outraged if I had to pay £1500 or whatever the going rate is for my course which I'm barely in uni more than 10 hours a week. A Uni course here is double that for one year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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