Where the tits is the vodka?
I've just realised I'm getting a nice chunk of money soon (student loan) and I'm going to piss it up the wall. Has anybody got any good methods for saving money?

Also, I start uni at that very time and am very scared =(

If you don't know how to save money: what has scared you lately?
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:42, archived)

Not spending
The cash begins to roll in then
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:43, archived)

The best way to save money is not to buy stuff you don't need.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:43, archived)

I need an incentive
Because, being female, if I see something I like, I need it.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:44, archived)

A good incentive is
that if you spend all your money you will have none left and won't be able to buy food and will die.
(MooCow_Byter, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

This.
When you get your loan, buy as many tinned goods, pasta, rice and frozen stuff you can carry.
( Malaka omdz, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:47, archived)

Buy loads of kebabs and keep them under the bed.

(Sonny Von Bastyrd I think I'll have myself a beer, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:48, archived)

My housemate's a thief and we can't afford to live elsewhere
Though we might keep tins under the bed.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:50, archived)

Should have moved in with those two mages.

(Sonny Von Bastyrd I think I'll have myself a beer, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:51, archived)

Why are you moving in with a thief?
And if you go vegan, no-one will eat your food.
( Malaka omdz, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:52, archived)

And I cannot stress the importance of a decent condiment collection enough.

( Malaka omdz, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:51, archived)

Then you will be hungry after you've spent your money

( in vino veritas, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

Don't look at stuff.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

I have this on a little card in my wallet.

(Sonny Von Bastyrd I think I'll have myself a beer, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:47, archived)

Blind yourself
Then you will get extra disability benefits
( Imhotep is Invisible - Consider this a divorce, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:46, archived)

Not all females are morons.
This may be a tricky concept to get your head around if you are a female.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:47, archived)

Are you calling us thick?

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:48, archived)

No. She's calling you thick. I'm calling her thick.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:49, archived)

What a relief.

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:51, archived)

I'm not thick
Just slightly materialistic. Considering I lived in poverty for ages, earning the money to be able to live OK has been an indulgence that I'm reluctant to stop.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:52, archived)

The phrase "Because, being female, if I see something I like, I need it." is not 'slightly materialistic', it is 'thick'.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:55, archived)

It's a common female trait
Shopping compulsion.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:57, archived)

jjust put money aside each week
then when you see something, you can actually afford it
( executiverocker only wears C&A, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:49, archived)

female?
how exactly are you going to go about pissing up a wall? most unlady-like!
(bl33dingsaint how's your father?, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:50, archived)

Pissflaps.
Those little paper funnels so girls can pretend they have a knob,
and piss standing up.
(Sonny Von Bastyrd I think I'll have myself a beer, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:53, archived)

Give up eating, it's an indulgence one can do without.

(Sonny Von Bastyrd I think I'll have myself a beer, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:43, archived)

How to save money:
put it in a bank account and don't withdraw any.
(MooCow_Byter, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:44, archived)

Yes.
And cut up your card. That way, you have to go inside the bank during opening hours to get money. Which makes the whole wasting money thing much more difficult.
( Malaka omdz, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:48, archived)

the cockroach I saw in my foyer scared me a lot.
The scary man who kept grinning at me on the metro scared me a bit.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:44, archived)

Further maths.
Just... argh.
( LC! lyk omg, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:44, archived)

Have you just started it?

( in vino veritas, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

I had my first lesson today.

( LC! lyk omg, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:46, archived)

You're a big tefal-headed swot swot though.
It'll be a piece of piss.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:48, archived)

It's a bit daunting to start with
It's really intensive, but you get to feel extra smug at the people "only" doing single maths.

Are you doing physics too?
( in vino veritas, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:49, archived)

Late reply... but no.

( LC! lyk omg, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 18:22, archived)

Put ten pound in an envelope at the beginning of each week
The same envelope, of course. Keep this as emergency money. Then when you're feeling poor, use it to buy enough vodka to forget how poor you are.
( Imhotep is Invisible - Consider this a divorce, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

starting uni and getting a student loan?
at the same time?
what are the chances of that?
( scott,, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:45, archived)

^this very much
I started filling out mine today.
( Imhotep is Invisible - Consider this a divorce, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:47, archived)

moneysavingexpert.co.uk
is brilliant for hints and tips
( icklepeach *relurks*, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:46, archived)

^^ this

( executiverocker only wears C&A, Wed 5 Sep 2007, 17:49, archived)