Should I Move Out?
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Do what now? What the hell does my choice of Uni have to do with my views on anything?
yeh im aware of this
but for september thats how much i need to have put away in order to get the flat
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Exactly. You dont want to be doing that in your 2nd and final year. Move out.
I'm in my final year and sometimes we have a single 1 hour session in a day. If I didnt live a 15 minute drive from Uni I'd be so tempted not to bother going in.
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If you can afford it, yes.
For the first 2 years of uni at Queen's in Belfast, I lived at home roughly 15miles away. Getting the train into uni meant I had to get up at 10am for a 12pm lecture for example.
I moved to Dublin for placement year and once I return in June, I'll be living with the parents again, but when uni starts back up again, it'll be a combination of motorbike (15mins to uni) and train. The independence of living in a house by myself is good, but I get on great with my parents and siblings and such I don't have any problem living at home.
Personally I love living at home, it's were all of my friends are - none of them moved to be closer to jobs/universitys, so it has worked out very well for me
I moved to Dublin for placement year and once I return in June, I'll be living with the parents again, but when uni starts back up again, it'll be a combination of motorbike (15mins to uni) and train. The independence of living in a house by myself is good, but I get on great with my parents and siblings and such I don't have any problem living at home.
Personally I love living at home, it's were all of my friends are - none of them moved to be closer to jobs/universitys, so it has worked out very well for me
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good timing for this thread as i have been thinking the same thing for the second year of my uni course, i want to move out with the gf as living at home has become a real drag on my motivation, i want somewhere i can go to to be just me and the gf.
what im wondering though is how costly is this? i currently only earn £4400 per year from my permanent job, then other money when i can get it from doing odd jobs but this is very random so i don't count on it. i currently have £5000 saved up though this can quickly become another £1000 atleast by summer.
wondering how much it would cost roughly to rent a little flat with the minimum to get by for a couple? is there any support you can get being a student and living on your own? i.e ema sort of thing? the gf obviosuly would be paying her way too but i want to know how much i'd actually need her to get by and how much more i'd need to earn to continue living on my own just incase something goes wrong between us.
i am aiming to have moved out by at latest end of summer so really need to get my act into gear.
what im wondering though is how costly is this? i currently only earn £4400 per year from my permanent job, then other money when i can get it from doing odd jobs but this is very random so i don't count on it. i currently have £5000 saved up though this can quickly become another £1000 atleast by summer.
wondering how much it would cost roughly to rent a little flat with the minimum to get by for a couple? is there any support you can get being a student and living on your own? i.e ema sort of thing? the gf obviosuly would be paying her way too but i want to know how much i'd actually need her to get by and how much more i'd need to earn to continue living on my own just incase something goes wrong between us.
i am aiming to have moved out by at latest end of summer so really need to get my act into gear.
I think moving out for University is a great idea, something I'll definately recommend to my kids. Only if you can afford it though, which was why when I was younger I couldn't. I was the same as you (OP) - travel time about 2ish hours in total averaging a fiver a day in costs, but at the end of the day it was obviously cheaper than moving out by myself. Sure, what I lost during those years for an early chance to gain some independence and maybe a bit of social time with friends. But by postponing that sort of "segment" of life I made sure I was able to move out after I graduated and got a job - that way I knew I could afford it and not be in debt.
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Firstly it would help to know what area of the country and/or city you live in because the prices for Dundee are not applicable in say Manchester generally. Certain things will obviously remain the same such as TV licence but rent, fuel bills, travel costs etc will change depending on the part of the country.
It will also vary on a few other factors such as what lifestyle you normally lead i.e. do you go out often or are you happier at home watching TV.
As a rough guide I'd suggest you need to budget for rent, heating/lighting (electricity, gas or however), council tax should be N/A if you are both students, TV licence (about £12 p/m), food shopping (cooking your own meals should work out a lot cheaper than buying ready-made/eating out), travel costs (if any), internet (if needed), going out fund (up to you how much you will spend but be realistic), clothing, contingency (try to set aside perhaps £50 per month in case something unexpected happens).
I think that covers most of the basic costs but maybe someone else would like to add to that shortlist.
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Id be concerned about money... i ran out big time when i moved out during studying!
What you studying and where do ya live?
Out of interest, how do you find Cali? I was meant to start Networks and Computing 3rd year in spetember just there but had a wee panic and decided to put it back for a year! I had the wee tour and loved the look of the place tho!
What you studying and where do ya live?
Out of interest, how do you find Cali? I was meant to start Networks and Computing 3rd year in spetember just there but had a wee panic and decided to put it back for a year! I had the wee tour and loved the look of the place tho!