How to not be (completely) broke at uni

(Note: talking to myself as much as anyone here haha!)

We've all been there, that blissful moment when the figure in your bank account reads higher than it's ever read in its entire time of being open and you get that text confirming......."Student.Loan.Has.Dropped"

You immediately think of all the possibilities! Louis Vuitton belts! Peruvian weaves! trips to raves across the country! Dominoes every single day of the week! enough Indomie noodles to make a yellow brick road to uni!!! The look on your face kind of resembles......

The options are endless!!.......or so you think......

Now it may seem weird me being a 1st year 2nd term student writing a 'guide' on how not to be broke but as my family can tell you i've been brokeeeeeee at uni and I have now seen the mountain tops and have gotten a smidge better ( it's progress :P lol!) just thought i'd share a few things that have helped me.

Tip 1: Remind your self how long the money needs to last for

It may be awesome going to every single gathering/party/restaurant trip that arises but you have to remind yourself if an event comes up at the end of the month YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. Kind of blunt but true, why not hold movie nights indoors or go to some free entry events, that way you can go to the theme park trips and holidays away everyone talks about towards the end of the term! :)

Tip 2: Cook!!


Sounds crazy but it can be so easy to forget about having meals whilst at uni, there's so much to do and so many places to be that grabbing something fast for breakfast (if you remember to have it that is) will sustain you until the massive take away you have for dinner lol. All the take aways add up thus leaving your purse/wallet crying.
Cooking meals and taking lunches with you to uni is so much better because it may not save you time but will save you money in the long run. If you think...how much can you buy at Asda with that £15 which was just spent at Nando's lol. Make your own chicken and have the left overs for lunch :D  but please  remember to wash it :P

Tip 3: Save on transport


There are so many times when grabbing a cab can seem like the easiest option....and it probably is haha! Just think though the £6 to get to uni or town can easily be replaced by a £1.10 bus ride or a 30 minute walk :)
The only time I'd say getting a cab is the greatest option is after dark, saving money is not worth your safety <3

There's probably many more tips but the bottom line is basically think before you spend...do you really need TWO dresses in H&M? (Yes:P)....can I walk the journey I need to go?

                                                          Treat yourself but not too much ;)

                           
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Travel with me: JAMAICA

"Travel with me:" will be a segment where I show you pictures from where I've been and where I'm planning/dreaming of going in the future!  (all photo's in this post taken by myself or family)

First up is ......

Trust me the tagline is true! Once you go to Jamaica it will stay in your heart and in your mind as a beautiful memory, of course every country has it's amazing and...not so amazing parts but this right here is a beautiful country.

Jamaica is the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and the largest English speaking island in the Caribbean sea, it has a population of around 2,700,700 and is very popular amongst tourists. 

Me, my brother and my sister travelled together last August (2011) to visit my grandad in Linstead, St Catherine, we also visited other places such as Kingston (Jamaica's capital), Ocho Rios and Montego Bay.

Highlights:

THE FOOD - haha! seriously imagine Caribbean food in the UK...now increase the flavour by 100%...beautiful! Got to try new foods such as Breadfruit and a variety of interesting juices. And everything is so FRESH!

The countries beauty - I felt a million miles away from home but just taking a look around reminded me of how why I wanted to be there, the landscape is so different to anywhere I've ever seen with my own eyes and it was spectacular.

The fun - I have never done a water sport....in my life lol!! and I got to experience going on a speed boat!

My brother done the driving and let's just say it was a bumpy ride ( I'm sure his ears are still ringing from my screams haha!)

This picture was taken in Ocho Rios (Ochie) where there is the famous Dunns river falls, it stretches for 1 mile and you get to walk up it alone or with a guide (sometimes you think a guy is just walking with you then turns out he's a guide and wants his money haha!, don't be tricked)
















Meeting the family - I have family I've never met living all over the world but to meet family in the country of my families birth was just incredible. I also got to visit my great grandparents graves! I love my family so much the Angus/Ormsby family is so large and be warned I'm coming to meet all of ya one day:P

Montego Bay - I could write a whole post on this amazing place alone! by far my favourite part of our trip besides meeting and reuniting with family.

 We spent literally the whole day on this little resort. There was food, drinks, water sports, clear blue sea, roller-skating...it just felt perfect. As I laid back in the clear waters and looked at the view in front of me, I still couldn't fathom that I was on the opposite side of the world, even though nearly everything was so different from the UK, it just felt like home.

There are some not so amazing things about Jamaica too! such as the crime rates and poverty in certain areas but I won't dwell on them to much. I feel the good out weighs the bad and would recommend this beautiful island to anyone!

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Welcome welcome welcome!!

So this is what it feels like to be blogging...nice!
I love looking at blogs and can procrastinate for hours on here lol my friend told me I should give it ago so this is me taking a whack at it!
I am Naomi Angus, currently 18 years old studying Tourism Manangement at university.
 This is me: 

Even though my blog is called Highstreet, Music, Travel & Me it'll be on anything i'm inspired from. You can expect reviews, day today waffling and all round good times, just sit tight! Come take a peek into my brain heehee.

So that's it for my introduction, bare with me while I get to grips with blogging and i'll cya soon!

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