Being a student is not really easy, and most especially, managing the money you have just to survive and make sure you make ends meet is something else entirely.
I remember 3 years ago starting a school as a fresher I had no idea the expenses I would want to choke me I was spending lavishly then not knowing till now I would regret that decision.
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It was sweet then when you went to the cafeteria to get food your only taste of food would be buying rice and chicken three times daily at school and each cost 5k each.
At school, during a lecture, you don’t stay in class paying students to fill your position when attendance is marked assignments you also pay students to help you write your assignments. Those are the minds of fresher than when we just newly joined school.
Where all these had to stop is when we got to mid-week to the exam we started paying school fees lecturers putting pressure on us to buy these books not only that during his test he said everyone should place their ID card on the table he will check it the face there tally with your matric number it was not funny then.
I failed woefully on the first test due to not reading i had to develop the habit of reading and using textbooks and attending to make up for the mark thank God it was just that ever since then I have focused on reading.
But how I got to manage expenses now the economy is getting difficult to survive so my expenses are getting limited i had to manage with the little I have such as each week.
Let's start from food the food in school i stopped eating rice since it's getting more expensive with the economy I had to stick with Semo and egusi soup it much cheaper to eat.
Down to the books section I bought one book each week i couldn’t afford to buy everything once as a student there are things you wouldn't expect they just come all of a sudden such as a project we have to contribute money to do a project not only that lectures just come and demand money for print-outs to do tests.
Sometimes you will leave home with 10k and nothing will come home with you the bills at school will just rake everything from you.
In all being said I usually hold extra money with me cause I know there are days you would be required to pay for something you didn’t even plan and hadn't been announced on group chat so I call that money emergency money i don't touch it only if it's required if not I keep it for when it's needed.
And most especially I quit eating those expensive foods in school and focus on those hard one that fills a man's tummy instantly such as Fufu, Eba, Bread, and Beans the economy has changed we have to change with it and it really helps me manage my budget in school.
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