By Laura Molloy
Freshers Week is almost here! It’s the perfect time to get to meet friends, socialise, and go on fun nights out. Although, it can be an expensive time for students between society signups, club nights and everything inbetween. It’s important to keep an eye on your bank account so that you can still afford food for the rest of the month. Here are some budgeting tips to help.
Keep Essentials in a Savings Account
Everyone’s expenses look different in college, but we all have monthly essentials. These can include, rent, bills, car insurance, your phone bill etc. Calculate how much you need and put this amount into a savings account, ideally one you have limited access to. This ensures none of your expenses will be missed.
Eat at Home
One of the easiest ways to save money in college is by eating at home. Restaurants on campus can be really expensive. It’s much cheaper to do a weekly shop that you have and planned and budgeted for in advance. If you have a long day on campus bring a packed lunch with you. Most college campuses have social areas that you can eat your own food in and also have microwave facilties.
Get an ISIC Card and Bunq Bank Account
The ISIC (International Student Identity Card) and Bunq have created the perfect partnership for students. Everyone who signs up for the Bunq app via ISIC gets a card for free. The ISIC card is the only internationally accepted student identity card which provides student status verification, thousands of discounts worldwide and access to the global student community.
Bunq pro accounts gives you smarter banking with instant account setup, easy budgeting tools, and full control of your money 24/7. Spend abroad without hidden fees. For more information visit Bunq.
Sign up here today.