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Avoid Winter Financial Hangovers Over Student Accommodation

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It seems idyllic to think of moving into student accommodation&comma; or of getting back to studies in September but that may be deceptive&period; September is the time of year when students still want to enjoy the delights of summer&comma; things such as beer gardens&comma; living outdoors&comma; and not needing to turn the heating up to 11&period; But soon the warm weather goes by&comma; nights become longer and chillier&comma; and typical living costs spiking for all students around the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Utility companies like this period&comma; but we&comma; the rest&comma; are not so happy with it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is a way&comma; however&comma; to make savings in this period&comma; too&period; It may not sound very exciting&comma; but being a little frugal can really help canny students to make savings over time can amount to a small fortune&comma; even in British winters&period; Living in student accommodation should not necessarily mean you should despair and spend the whole remainder of your loan on merely surviving through the winter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Here is a list of tips that will do a great job helping you avoid financial problems this winter&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">1 – Put On Extra Clothes<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you are the type who doesn’t mind sitting in their underpants even at -10 degrees outside&comma; and inside the heating is on the highest&comma; don’t complain when you see the heating bill&period; This may be a form of pleasure&comma; a common habit&comma; and it may sound fun and comfortable&comma; but it also means that you just waste more money than you can possibly realise&period; No&comma; that doesn’t mean you should spend the whole winter all dressed up like a member of an Antarctic expedition when staying in your<b> <span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">student accommodation Newcastle<&sol;span><&sol;b>&period; But all the same&comma; you can make your heating bills way lower by just putting on some extra clothes&period; For example&comma; a small investment in thermal pyjamas will pay off and make you way happier&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" title&equals;"Avoid Winter Financial Hangovers Over Student Accommodation" alt&equals;"Avoid Winter Financial Hangovers Over Student Accommodation" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;actrav&period;org&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;Student-Accommodation&period;jpeg" width&equals;"623" height&equals;"263" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">2 – Group With Other Students<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">When winter cold comes&comma; that is the best time to socialise with other students&comma; and the added benefit is that when you group in one room with other students&comma; it naturally gets warmer&period; The more people are in the room&comma; the warmer it will become&period; Both your friends and your sweetheart can become your personal heating sources in the winter months&comma; with the added benefit that they come absolutely free of charge&period; One more idea along similar lines&colon; if any of your fellow university students have rooms which are definitely much warmer than your room&comma; it’s worth joining them and benefiting from the balmier temperatures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">3 – Plan to Go Out<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Going out may mean having to spend&comma; but you should plan not to spend a whole fortune&comma; and just go out as a free alternative which will not cost you a single penny&period; You can plan to go out even if you have to study for a day or two&period; Even if you prefer to be in your digs&comma; the library can be much warmer&comma; and you will not have to pay anything to study there&excl; Plan educational and recreational goings out which don’t cost a penny&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">4 – Warm Meals<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You can think of foods that can keep you warm&comma; for example soups&comma; stews&comma; casseroles&comma; curries&period; They are all cheap to prepare&comma; and a big pot is all you need to make them&period; Any extra serving can be frozen&comma; so that you can eat them later&period; Follow the special offers and cook yourself&comma; some winter warmers&comma; so when the frost sets in&comma; you will be nicely stocked with supplies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">5 – Move&excl;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Exercise may not always sound as the greatest fun for all students&comma; but everyone knows that physical activity helps to get warm&period; A fast-paced walk&comma; or a Zumba DVD dance come free of charge&comma; will do wonders to your mood and will keep you warm along the way&period; Exercising in your room may mean that you will generate so much heat that you can rival the radiator’s full-week output&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">6 – Talking To The Landlord Or To An Agency<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Lastly but certainly equally important&comma; nowadays student accommodation should not be freezing cold&comma; day after day&comma; even if you don’t keep the heating full on all the time&period; This is not only uncomfortable&comma; but also contradictory to UK guidelines for sensible energy use&period; Thankfully&comma; this absurd situation of insensible energy waste is being eradicated&comma; slowly but surely&period; So speak to your landlord or to an agency&comma; and express your unhappiness with the situation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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