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General (Mostly Money-Related) Tips and Tricks in Living in London/ United Kingdom
As a student in the UK, when we applied for Tier 4 UK VISA, it’s written that the expected monthly budget for London is about 1200 GBP. That’s also how much I get from my scholarship. So, how’s the reality? Is that amount enough? Those are valid questions, especially if you’re planning to bring your family with you. Believe it or not, if you’re planning your budget well, you can actually use that amount for a small family, with decent meals and everything. I have usually saved about half of my allowance each month (and use the saving for emergency conference travel fund, normal travel fund, and do leisure activities in between). Everyone has their own way to manage their own budget. Your life is your life, you’re the one who knows it best. Learning from how other people handle theirs, make it suitable for yours. For note, this is a compilation of things I’ve done and things people suggested to do to keep your budget low and living fuller (hopefully) in the UK.
Tier 4 VISA (warwick.ac.uk)
Cute Souvenirs in Oxford
This is part of Photo-first-write-later travel posts.
What: Went to Oxford for Easter Break
Where: Oxford’s Colleges, especially Christ Church
Impression: Reminiscencing Harry Potter’s trail is nice, but I definitely like the merchandises
Cambridge’s Polar Museum
This is part of Photo-first-write-later travel posts.
What: Went to Cambridge for Easter Holiday
Where: Polar Museum
Impression: Small but densely informative museum
Entrance fee: Free
My List of Things to Bring when You Move Abroad to Study
To accompany this list and this list.
Will definitely format this nicely, but for now, this is exactly and literally a list. You can definitely buy, but my baggage allowance is 40 kg and I was planning to get stranded in a flat on top of the hill for a few days, let me push it until its limit. Case study for me in the UK.
