University: Tuition Fees, Rent and Maintenance

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Just to clarify, I'm not in any way saying that you shouldn't buy nice things, clothes, shoes, ect whilst at university. I love to spend money, and I like to own nice things, but I don't go crazy just because the money is in my account. My point is that you should budget, and then you will know how much you have available for frivolous purchases, and how much you need to spend on basic living essentials.

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[Nicolocado]

The catch could be inflation. If there is a good inflation rate as it is happening now 21.000 pounds could be minimum wage by 8 years. Your student loan rises as well by the inflation rate and you have to pay interest. So , you might end up with an anual pay of 21.000 pound, which by then could be minimum wage and a loan which sratches your weekly/monthly pay roll for a quiet long period.Lets say you want a car and a house, or travel an so on... Do you see my point.

[magicalcharlotte]

The rate in interest depends on inflated, they aren't two separate things. Most people at a fairly modest salary are looking at paying around £6 per week... that's not going to stop you from buying a car or house. Student fiance is there to help you, not to encumber your future.

[jessicalovestheused]

I never budget and i've never been overdrawn..my only problems is when my loan doesn't arrive till November!

[Nicolocado]

Todays figures. With aproximately a loan of 30.000 pounds and uncertain labour market condition 30.000 is a debt just to cheer you up. Ofcourse you might end up earning 45.000 a year but you will have to be very lucky. Yes SF is there to help.

However, government is the one to take my blame , they have wasted taxpayers. Now we pay same amount of money and we have less social care. I thing is wrong that universities are so expensive and students have to end up in debt at their 18.

[magicalcharlotte]

@MademoiselleUthilda You don't pay back your student finance loan until you earn over the pay threshold, which, as I said in the video, is somewhere around the £21k mark as far as I am aware. No summer job is ever going to make you that much! The whole point of student finance is that you begin to pay it off when you're financially secure, not as quickly as possible. The whole system is designed to stop you from having to pay straight after graduating.

[kbsydney]

@kbsydney Oh, but it sounds like it is very similar to the UK - it comes out of our tax once we earn over a certain amount

[kbsydney]

I owe the government close to 60,000 and that's Australia - which is considered much better than the US because it is through the government rather than through a bank. 

[etrox318]

Adorable dog!!

Your paying system is so different from the US.

[allthesepaintedfaces]

video request: any advice on what type of mindset to have if going into therapy? also: what do you do if people are like... idk how to phrase it but gossiping at school that you have an ED and you dont know weather you should act normal or... idk like how to react? thankies xxxx

[ashleyannyellow]

the university i wanted to go to was $30,000 a year and that's not even an expensive school like harvard or yale (i live in the usa btw) and im going to be in school for about 4-6 years so i that comes out to like 76,000 pounds for 4 years? and we also have to pay a heavy fee for accommodations ah college is so expensive here =/ so i'm attended a comminity college for about 1,500 dollars a semester