Expenses Reviews
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Hani S
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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The currency exchange makes everything in UK very expensive compared to my country.
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Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Maintain only 1 bank and 1 credit card. Go to cheaper supermarket (ASDA and TESCO). Get student discount cards (train, bus). Wait for sale seasons for price cut in most of the items especially clothes and shoes. Go to car boot sale if you have transport.
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lauffenburger
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The pound was very high when I arrived in England (£1=FFR12), that's I spent more. Moreover, the food and accommodations are more expensive in England than France, especially if sometimes you want to eat French food!!
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Housing, Food, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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robertpcjohansson
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Overall, Travel, Telephone, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you are wsedish remember to make certain the money draft your bank makes for you is valid in the UK. For some reson NatWest refused to accept a bankdraft from one of the major swedish banks.
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jeanf
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Most goods are more expensive in the UK.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Be careful with the credit cards, there is a real credit like in France,therefore you pay for it!
Take only one debit card.
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SILVIA C
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone, accomodation and travelling are quite obvious: i don't use to make very often in Spain internatioanl phonecalls (just from time to time), accomodation i live still with my parents and travelling as well.
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Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Student cards are very useful, but the text books are really too expensive.
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pacharol
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
level of life is higher in UK than in Spain
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Telephone, Food, Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
just that everything was really expensive in comparison with Spain!
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