There are many discounts and offers to take advantage of if you are a student. There are lots of things you can do to save yourself money during your time at univeristy, it just takes is a bit of forward thinking.
Why not make a list of your spending over the course of three weeks? Then take a look and see if what you've bought was needed or ask yourself, is this just a waste of money? In the mean time, here are some ideas of how to save and make money that you may not know about.
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All you need is a photo, enrolment documents and £10 and you can start saving with your new NUS card. Save at McDonalds- Free Medium Fries when you buy a Big mac of Chicken Sandwich, Superdrug- 10% off when you spend £10, Amazon, Warehouse, La Senza, Alton Towers and many more. Just remember to ask in all the high street shops, restuarants, online stores as to whether they have a student discount as they may not ask for your card automatically. Visit the NUS website for more details.
The StudentBeans website has a great number of discounts, savings and offers around the UK. You can also make sure you're not paying too much tax by checking out Student Tax Services website.
If you have moved into a joint house with other people you can all save a lot of money by buying in bulk. For example, there may be essential items that you need all year, such as toilet paper, pasta, beans and washing powder. Club together to buy larger versions of these items. If you have access to 'cash and carry' shops you can save yourself a packet.
Buying supermarket own brand food is a quick and easy way to save yourself money. You can even save more money by cooking from scratch and there are plenty of recipes available for free on the internet. Visit recipestogo.com and allrecipes.co.uk for ideas. Or you could simply type in the ingreadiants you do have and then the word recipe and you are sure to find some meal ideas. Create a scrap book of your favourite recipes and you'll end up with a quite a collction.
If you find yourself at the trainstation travelling and visiting friends or family then the Bite Card is for you. You can get money off baguettes at Upper Crust, burgers and Burger King and more. Visit bitecard.co.uk for more information.
Your library is a great resource for films so why not rent some for free? If your university prides itself on its Arts courses then you will probably find an amazing range of films on offer. You could even branch out and visit your local library, you can find its whereabouts here at direct.gov.uk
If you decide to make your lunch at home instead of eating out every day you can save yourself a packet. You could also make your own coffee and drink out of a flask.
At the end of each semester you might find that you no longer have use for some of your books. Most unversities don't change their reading lists around so take advantage of this and make posters with what you have to offer. You could also look into selling on facebook by using their marketplace feature. It's free to list unlike other sites such as amazon or ebay. You can even sell your old phones, take a look at our mobiles-for-cash page for more details.
Start your own private tutoring/music teaching service for students or even local school children. You can join localtutor.co.uk or uktutors.com on the internet to help you get in contact with those that need help with learning.
If you want to earn a bit of extra cash then why not do it in the comfort of your own home? Check out our survey page for more details.
Instead of spending huge amounts on clothes, maybe you should get creative and customise your own. You could even hold a swap with your friends to ensure you get the most out of all your wardobes. Swapping with strangers on sites like bigwardrobe.com will save you plenty of money.
If you find you have a talent, design your own at MySoti and even start selling!
Take a look at facebook marketplace to see if you can buy cheap items or sell your stuff without having to pay a fee to list them. You can even use Ether to advertise your skills to tutor people.