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Tips on how to live cheaply in the UK
All this talk of travelling on a budget and studying abroad and whatnot has me thinking:
How can I really live off my measely little American currency savings in England?
I will be there for at least a year, and possibly not working so I HAVE to make my savings stretch.
So how can I:
Eat healthy and on an extremely tight budget?
Get around to different parts of the country to visit without spending a lot on transport?
Do things once I get to these places that are free or virtually free?
Find out how to get student discounts on...everything?
Any help, any help at all would be great. So remember, I have American currency which basically means when I switch it over there won't be much to stand on.
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Lexi on -
all i can say is good luck. When I lived there in '06, even with the money i was receiving as support from my father, i still had to work, i lived with my mother and my grandmother helped support me. i really don't have any tips for you except find yourself an under the table job and some adventurous and generous friends with cars. you'll need them.
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on -
yeah, that's the first thing I thought of is getting something under the table. The good thing about me is, I already know English, and people may want me because of my 'novelty' of being American. Or maybe I'm just fooling myself.
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Permalink Reply by Emryl Ashley Kovakan aka Pilgrim on -
work at a few bars, im pretty sure couchsurfing.org will help.
I'm going to new zealand and living off the apple orchards picking apples for a living. I'm going to work really lowbudget jobs just so i could see the country and see if i'd survive
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on
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That sounds like something I could definitely do. Even if I only end up working 20 hours a week that's still money to live on. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Richard Horsefield on -
You'll want to look into getting an NUS card - good for student discounts most places. And look into shopping in supermarkets like Lidl, Aldi or Asda.
And personally, for travel, my favourite is the train - get yourself a Young Persons railcard. It does cost, but if you use trains often it makes sense to have it. Depending where oyu are though, public transport can be expensive. Really expensive (especially outside bigger cities).
The single best thing I can recommend as a good cheap anywhere anytime thing? Learn to like hanging out with friends watching crappy tv and drinking tea :p
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on
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Thanks for the tip on the NUS card, I'll definitely get one of those!
LOL Yeah, I have a feeling I will be drinking a lot of tea and sitting by an ancient television a lot.
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Permalink Reply by Sioux on -
Try working on organic farms in the places that you want to visit! Most require 2 week stays, but you'll get room and delicious board while you're there. wwoof.org
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on
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I'll actually be living in England for the year for graduate school (at least a year) so it will definitely be longer than 2 weeks, but I think the farm thing (you and Emryl said farms) seems to be a good idea, especially since I will be living in a pastoral part of the country.
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