Get sorted for September

The worst thing about getting ready for the new year at university is having to spend on stationary, books and equipment.

To help with this, I have managed to find these vouchers to use at W H Smiths. They entitle you to the following:

1. £5 off when you spend £15 on stationary and cards
2. £5 off when you spend £15 on kids books
3. £5 off when you spend £25 in store (Not including Mobiles, CD's, DVD's and games)
4. £5 off when you spend £20 on books (excluding kids books)

Wow! Get down to W H Smiths now, as stationary and books are essentials for university, so no matter when you buy them it will still set you back some cash. But with these vouchers you can save £5 off it!! Even if what you want to buy doesnt come to the £15, get some extras as more paper or pens will come in handy throughout the year. So stock up on them now while you can get £5 worth of stuff for free!!

This offer is only available until the 12th July 2009, so that gives you roughly 3 weeks to get stuff sorted for university...early!

Heres the link to the vouchers. Just print them off, cut them out and show them when purchasing your stationary or books.

WHSmith vouchers

Budget....done!! Now to try and "earn" some money

Okay, so now that you have used the budget calculator in yesterdays post, are you happy with this budget?

Being a student, probably not, more money is always better. So before you start university in September make sure that you have got everything that you are entitled too. Most universities offer some form of bursary or grant, this is an income amount that you never need to pay back!! Sounds tempting, right?

There is no catch here, it is just the universities way of saying thanks for joining our university, heres some cash to help buy books (read: alocohol), equipment and stationary.

If you live away from university you may also be entitled to travel expenses paid for! So its worth checking out even if you think you won't get anything. As many courses will provide their students with a grant to purchase books and other bits and bobs. So check it out now, and make sure you know how to apply for the specific grant from your university by September!!

Even if its as little as £50 its better than nothing!! Check it out below...

Grants and Bursaries