An activity or chore that is so lost on us young folk! Can you imagine having to balance your cheque book to keep on top of your incomings and outgoings, rather than just rolling up to an ATM or logging on online and checking your balance, all worked out already for you!
Anyway, rather than balancing my chequebook I've now balanced all my rent, bills and student fees against my student loan and grant to see how much money I should be, and am allowed to be spending each month.
I've just got a part time job working in a mens fashion store ont he high street so I might consider that to be my 'pocket money' for going out, eating out, buying DVDs and clothes and stuff like that. Then I can hold back on my loan and my grant a bit more, and hopefully not use my overdraft at all!
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