Expenses Reviews
3.97 / 5 based on 77 reviews
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Katherine S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I budgeted accordingly, and allowed myself extra money for each of these things. Also many of the best experiences cost money. One exception was travel, there are many deals available to make it affordable to see the entire region without going broke.
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Food, Telephone, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Make sure that your home bank is aware of your trip, to prevent freezing your account upon foreign charges. I used an atm and a cash basis for almost everything. Note: atms are not 24 hours, must use them during the bank hours.
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azrakcla
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Rome is more exciting than Ann Arbor. Europeans are out much later than Americans and there is alwas something exciting going on.
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you eat in larger portions at lunch than at dinner then you will save a lot of money. Also if you are in Europe for an extended period of time then I would suggest getting a cell phone. One ends up saving money in the long run.
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cristy10
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Certain costs are different for cultural reasons mostly. For example, food was cheaper, because you have to bag up your groceries yourself- which makes food cheaper. Unlike Safeway (in US) where part of the cost of food includes the salary that goes to people who bag your food.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Nicole A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
IT WAS DUE TO MY CIRCUMSTANCES, I.E., THE AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL, ETC...
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
NOTHING THAT COMES TO MIND AT THE MOMENT.
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Sally J
John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH, United States
History of Art, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Food and dining out in Italy are much cheaper than in the States. Discount food stores can be fuond but there are not many.
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Rachel H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I am American, so I was going from dollars to euro.
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Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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