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student assistant fund

  • 14-09-2009 8:13pm
    #1
    pokerface78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭


    im currently trying to fill out the student assistant fund form down in W.I.T and am a little bit stuck as to what they want put down on it! i dont know how to estimate my expenses for the year as i dont know wat books etc im going to hav to get yet..but everyday i go into college i seem to be hearing more and more stuff i have to get! im paying a fortune on petrol so hav estimated a weekly amount for that..and kept all my receipts but hav already bought alot of stationery/printer ink etc but didnt keep the receipts(silly girl i know). also my childcare can b put down on it but the lady that picks up the kids after school is a family friend but i still hav to pay her..how do i prove this? any advise would b very grateful,thanx


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  • #2
    El Siglo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    Receipts, you need receipts for every transaction, most of the time you're making estimations. The key ones would be:
    • Accommodation
    • Associated Bills (ESB, Gas, Phone etc...)
    • How much you spend on food (a weekly shopping trip, keep the receipts)
    • Travel Expenses, how much you spend on fuel,
    • Child minding expenses (i.e. how much do you give your child minder, directly or indirectly etc...),
    • Start asking the family friend that picks up your child to make a receipt for the week, as in she fills out a bill for the week gives you the receipt and keeps the original herself in one of those double sided note books you see in hardware stores (get a book like this for her and get her to start using it),
    • How much have you spent on books in the past year, if you used laser or credit card you can trace this in statements, if not keep the receipts from all future book transactions, price the books you need for your course,
    • Essentially for about a week to two weeks keep every single receipt and transaction, no matter how small and work out a budget projection for the year.
    They generally only want an estimation of expenditure within reason of course. Once you show expenditure over the course of a fortnight or so, you should be okay. The main thing is to keep every single receipt.


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