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posted by [personal profile] emma at 06:21pm on 09/07/2002
i'm going to be 20 this november, and i don't have a credit card and nor do i plan to get one in the forseeable future. i have £2000 in a savings account, which i'm not allowing myself to touch. that is the money i will use on top of my student loan when i finally get to uni, and this will mean i can be more comfortable than i would be otherwise. i want the nice rooms with the tiny en suite bathrooms, i want a network connection, i want a laptop. i worked for it, and i'm not about to dip into those savings, because i saved them for a reason. i don't expect i have more than £100 or £200 on top of that, so i suppose it's just as well i don't go out much.
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posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 01:13am on 10/07/2002
i have £2000 in a savings account

Ahh, good start. Having the time to save some cash is definitely an advantage when going to uni. Being 20 rather than 18, as I was, has to be a good thing, financially speaking at the very least.

i want the nice rooms with the tiny en suite bathrooms, i want a network connection

Hey, I had a great room and whilst it wasn't en-suite, it had a network connection (small problem with living 4 miles away with campus - it was a microwave link that would die whenever it rained extra-hard, not too often *smiles*). Point being that it was cheaper than all of the shitty rooms in central Manchester.
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posted by [personal profile] emma at 10:49am on 10/07/2002
heh... well there are lots of different rooms which are all university halls, and i've studied the brochure now for two years running so i'm pretty familiar with all the pros and cons! i'd be quite happy to go this september, but i can't do that unless i go through clearing. and i don't want to go through clearing becasue i know where i want to go and stuff. so i'll be nearly 21 :( i expect i'll get a job between now and next september, although i do have studying to do which i find it hard enough to knuckle down to as it is, so i don't need another distraction until i get into some kind of routine. but i will have to get a job or i will go mad. i'm pleased that i have some money saved though.
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posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 03:37pm on 10/07/2002
i do have studying to do which i find it hard enough to knuckle down to as it is, so i don't need another distraction

Oddly enough, I find it easier to study when I have a job. It forces structure into your day, meaning if you want to get ahead you have to organise your life, which is a large portion of figuring out studying gone without even thinking about it.
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