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    #32
    alan4cult
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭alan4cult


    Mardy Bum wrote: »
    ????
    Id advise splitting the bill for necessitities eg bread milk loo roll butter etc and make your own dinners if there isnt too many in the house.
    Too much hassle to be honest (from experience). You might plan to do that every week but it will lead to arguments.


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    #33
    Mardy Bum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Mardy Bum


    alan4cult wrote: »
    Too much hassle to be honest (from experience). You might plan to do that every week but it will lead to arguments.

    From experience it is no hassle at all I think anybody can stump up a fiver for necessities :p

    Unless you are living with a pack of stinges...:rolleyes:


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    #34
    Piste
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    Tbh I dont see my life being too different, I'll cycle to college and there'll be new people cos I'm not going to the same college as most of my friends, but on the whole things wont be too different.


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    #35
    t0mm
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    Firstly, that song is exactly like college in my experience. And the lessons he tells you are worth listening too.;) But you gotta remember that college is what you make of it, don't expect to pull every night if you don't go out every night. Being social is just as important as being academic. If you're not enjoying the social life (because you don't socialise, don't socialise enough, etc) then that will filter over into the wider college experience and pretty soon you won't enjoy college. The easiest way to socialise and meet new people is to join a society or club that you're interested in, be it soccar, rugby, comedy, debating, drama, whatever. It's a well known fresher "mistake" to join every club available and then only partake in a couple you truely enjoy, but this is by far the best thing to do as it gives you plenty of options if, for example, you take up soccar, find the pitches are an hour away and decide to do something else.

    Secondly, €1.50 each way a day on a bus in Dublin quickly adds up. You are far better off buying a bike from adverts.ie or gumtree.ie that will last you the 4 years, and a good €50 lock (yes, you do have to spend that much if you don't want it knicked).

    I shared with 4 others last year, usually everyone had their own food, but if one of my house mates was cooking he might make some for me, and I'd do the same for him the next day. It's a lot cheaper to cook big meals for everyone, but a lot easier if everyone just has their own food.

    Also, €10 a week on food? Thats €1.42 a day for food. 47c a meal. I'm sorry but it can't be done if you wish to remain healthy. The lowest I have lived on was €30 a week, all on food. You can live on €50 a week, but that only gives you €20 for going out, €6/8 is club entry, €6.99 for a nagan, maybe enough for a drink or two inside, but you'll want to be going out more than once a week! The best I found was €70 a week. That gave enough food, enough for drink (a bottle of Kinsley rum in Dunnes is €13.99, drink half before a night out with some Mi Wadi) and a box of cigarettes. If you're living at home and have a bike or can walk to college, then €30 is the perfect amount for going out.

    And no college students in Dublin go out at weekends. All the student concession nights are midweek.


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    #36
    phasers
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    t0mm wrote: »

    Secondly, €1.50 each way a day on a bus in Dublin quickly adds up. You are far better off buying a bike from adverts.ie or gumtree.ie that will last you the 4 years, and a good €50 lock (yes, you do have to spend that much if you don't want it knicked).
    I'm not cycling down the M50 thanks :eek:


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    #37
    t0mm
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    phasers wrote:
    I'm not cycling down the M50 thanks :eek:

    Ha fair enough, that was more aimed at those from outside Dublin moving into student accommodation, eg DIT accomm. in Fatima or Trinity Halls in Rathmines.


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    #38
    K4t
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    phasers wrote: »
    I'm not cycling down the M50 thanks :eek:
    I was thinking of cycling in to Dublin from Maynooth at weekends for a picnic in Stephen's green. :)


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    #39
    Gael23
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    Mardy Bum wrote: »
    ????
    Id advise splitting the bill for necessitities eg bread milk loo roll butter etc .
    If you can get a good system going ,I think its best to split things, finding space to store say 6 cartons of milk, 6 tubs of butter etc will be hard and things will get left go out of date. If you have an ensuite room it would be just as easy to buy your own loo roll. And also for general household stuff the bill really has to be split.


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    #40
    g-whizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭g-whizz


    OneArt wrote: »
    My friend's boyfriend finished college last year and he managed to get by spending about 14 euro on food a week.

    No he didn't.


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    #41
    Fad
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    Mr.S wrote: »
    i could easilly live on €2 a day for food! No brand Cereal, soup and noodels cost virtually nothing, sure its nothing healthy and its **** food, but easily done!

    13c for a packet of tesco value noodles :D


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    #42
    GodlikeRed
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    I'll be living at home, getting the bus to college(depends on where i get accepted), on the off chance that i go to UCD i want to move out, because it'll be far away. money is always an issue tho:cool:

    Women, girls or mots(as they are called round my place):pac:.......ahhhh its always when you least expect it, random random time,...... you cant plan it.

    IT's as mad as a university? how would you know?:confused:

    thats t0mm guy is right tho, nearly all students go out mid week, 2e a drink usually.

    I have to sponge off my parents for money, so they have me trapped here, anyone else feels that way?


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    #43
    culchienator
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    D.R cowboy wrote: »
    well i dont expect IT's to be as mad as university

    and whats your reasoning behind saying that?:confused:


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    #44
    g-whizz
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    Mr.S wrote: »
    i could easilly live on €2 a day for food! No brand Cereal, soup and noodels cost virtually nothing, sure its nothing healthy and its **** food, but easily done!
    What a load of shiit, and you know it. By your earlier post, you are going into first year right???

    After a night getting bad, all you want is a ice cold bottle of water and a breakfast roll(chicken fillet roll), and you wouldn't survive without proper meat for long if your not a tulip that is a vegatarian.
    You will want pasta, chicken, chicken fillet roll, and the rest lke junk food that you would have with money from your old pair.
    If you are going into first year, good luck, but also get real.


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    #45
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    Mr.S wrote: »
    i could easilly live on €2 a day for food! No brand Cereal, soup and noodels cost virtually nothing, sure its nothing healthy and its **** food, but easily done!

    In all fairness thats the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard.. You wont be able to concentrate in lectures and soon enough youll probably end up getting sick fairly often. Guarantee youd be sick of eating that after 2 weeks. Even prisoners would expect better food than that. Best to pay another 5 or 6 euro a day and get proper food like meats into ya

    As for sharing the cost of household stuff it just doesnt work plain and simple. Manys a time last we decided to pitch in for stuff only to give up after 2 days. The same goes for cleaning dishes and tables. Let everyone do their own share of things and dont go pressuring people into doing one wash a week or something. Itll only lead to rows and i had my fair share of them last year.


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    #46
    t0mm
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    €2 a meal is realistic, I'm sorry but €2 a day isn't! It cannot be done if you wish to remain healthy.


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    #47
    Aisling(",)
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    ill still be living at home and getting the bus to which ever college i get into.
    but if i dont get a job my social life will be very stagnant id say.


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    #48
    phasers
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    €2 a day is pushing it a bit, but could be done if it was necessary. I'd say I could do €4 a day, because you can get good deals on bread, chicken fillets and veg and stuff. Pasta is also cheap an filling too
    (Also I'd just go to me mammy's house and rob some of her food)

    What about all your cleaning stuff though, and washing powder/detergent? That's where I'd end up running into trouble, because I normally get name brands, especially detergent because I always get a rash from the cheap stuff


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    #49
    the_syco
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    OneArt wrote: »
    Hah! Believe me you'll appreciate five buses at once you live in the back of beyonds with one every two hours...
    Aye, Dublin is a magical place. Where else would ALL FIVE BUSES SAY OUT OF F**ING ORDER?

    =-=

    But seriously, you can live off a fiver a day for lunchs, and €30 a week for dinner if you buy it on the Sunday night. That's €55 a week, and not counting any sweets, alcohol, etc. You'll be going out on a Wednesday night (as most places do cheap drink on Wednesday nights, to lure the students in). Oh, and best of luck getting a part time job. Last year, sure. With 400,00 out of work this year, part-time jobs may be more scarce. And if fee''s come in, I'd say Lidl & Aldi will become mandatory.


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    #50
    bythewoods
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    Woahhhh, the expensiveness of food according to this thread.
    Vegetarianism for the win.
    Lentils are freakin' CHEAP out. And tasty/ healthy/ etc etc.


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    #51
    the_syco
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    bythewoods wrote: »
    Woahhhh, the expensiveness of food according to this thread.
    Vegetarianism for the win.
    Lentils are freakin' CHEAP out. And tasty/ healthy/ etc etc.
    You'll need to eat a lot more veg than normal, as well. Plus, healthier food is often dearer than junk food.


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    #52
    naasface
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭naasface


    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?


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    #53
    Fad
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    naasface wrote: »
    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?

    You probably wont need that much drink if you're planning on eating that little.....

    Budgeting almost four times more money for drink that food seems profoundly retarded to me.........

    Give up the smokes and eat FFS.


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    #54
    orangetictac
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    naasface wrote: »
    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?

    Don't go out 3 times might be a good decis.
    And also you'll have to add some money for a breast in a bun after each night out


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    #55
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    naasface wrote: »
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)

    If your only going to be eating 3 euro worth of food (which is crazy anyway, thats the same as 3 mars bars) every day then you wont be needing so much drink. Youll be gone after a naggin. If you want to cut down on cost only go out twice a week and spend that money on proper food so ya dont have to end up paying 50 yoyos going to the doctors cause youre feeling sick or something


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    #56
    t0mm
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    You don't need a nagan, a big bottle cheap rum/vodka will last you a week. Also 2 times a week is more likely for going out. ONE box of cigs a week. Drink will be €2 in any club you'll be going to, if they aren't your in the wrong club on the wrong night. You'll be spending more on food trust me! Like I said, €70 a week is best, enough to live ok, eat well enough, go out enough. And you won't get a job. Seriously. You won't.


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    #57
    g-whizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭g-whizz


    naasface wrote: »
    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?
    wow that is a dim post.


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    #58
    ayapatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭ayapatrick


    naasface wrote: »
    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?

    think i added it up right - €90 for squanderin!:eek:


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    #59
    GA361
    Closed Accounts Posts: 609 ✭✭✭GA361


    Everyone says it costs money to get into clubs in them there big cities . . . down here its free but when you get in the drinks cost alot.Eg. a southern comfort and red costs 6.50.What price would we be talkin about on one of these student-friendly Wednesday nights?


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    #60
    t0mm
    Registered Users Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    GA361 wrote: »
    Everyone says it costs money to get into clubs in them there big cities . . . down here its free but when you get in the drinks cost alot.Eg. a southern comfort and red costs 6.50.What price would we be talkin about on one of these student-friendly Wednesday nights?

    Dublin:

    Monday nights- Bondi, €10 in, €2 all drinks

    Tuesday- CitiBar, €10 in, €2 all drink

    Wednesday- Crawdaddy, €6 in, pints €3, VK ice €2, some other promo deals

    Thurs- Button Factory, €6 in, similar deals to Crawdaddy

    There are loads of other clubs with loads of other deals, these are just the ones that come to mind now.


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    #61
    aine-maire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭aine-maire


    naasface wrote: »
    i tried calculating how much money id need every week (mon-fri) in college. i thought i was being really cheap but it came to €111!!
    it was
    FOOD- €3,€3,€3,€3,€3 (3 euro a day)
    DRINK-€18 for mon, €18 wed, €18 thurs (that's a naggin,mixer and 2 drinks in the club/pub)
    TRAVEL- €6 for bus home on friday, walking otherwise
    CIGS- €9 for a 20 box on monday and again €9 on thurs
    GOING OUT- €6,€6,€6 entry to a club three nights a week

    total budget - €111

    any tips on cutting back? or does that sound like cutting it fine already?


    How are you going to get there Monday? Walk?
    If it's €6 to get home, I'm guessing that it could take you a few hours...:rolleyes:


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