Do you really need job?
As a university student, I have found that the biggest problem for most, maybe all students, is money. Every term, there is that one day that we look forward to; that excites us and that is the day that a lump sum of money drops into our bank accounts from student finance. Many will agree that it is a momentous day; being able to look at our accounts and say "I'm no longer in my overdraft".
How is money an issue? Money becomes an issue after about two and a half months after the loan drops. For the first few weeks, we say "loans just dropped" and we just constantly spend. Most students will immediately go into town and start buying clothes and accessories or jump online and start ordering things. Admittedly, we do spend a lot shopping but for many students; its the amount that is spent on alcohol and nights out that makes money a problem.
Looking back at the first two years of my university life, I can safely say that most of my money was spent on alcohol and nights out. Even though I may not have spent much on a single night out, the amount of money being spent accumulates after numerous nights out. The realisation that we have stop going out or can't go out usually sets in when we discover that there is so much accumulation of spending that we literally have no money left.
At this point, many of us would be saying "I need to get a job". Obviously, the reason for getting a job is to start earning some money but if we ask every university student; why do you need the money?, we would get numerous responses of "I'm saving up for ………….".
Many students will claim that they are getting themselves a job so that they can save up for something and they may well be telling the truth, but, as soon as they see their friends going out and the opportunity arises for them to join, they will go out and end up spending their earnings. This inevitably takes us back to square one; no money and trying to save up for something.
Do you really need a job? If you know that as soon as you start making money, you will end up spending it on a night out then in my opinion, I don't think that you should get a job. It isn't worth working hours for slightly above minimum wage, just to "throw it down the toilet".
If you are planning on getting yourself a job, you have to be saving up for something very important to you and you must be willing to sacrifice nights out that your friends claim is "unforgettable". Otherwise, you are better off not getting a job, having no money to go out.
How is money an issue? Money becomes an issue after about two and a half months after the loan drops. For the first few weeks, we say "loans just dropped" and we just constantly spend. Most students will immediately go into town and start buying clothes and accessories or jump online and start ordering things. Admittedly, we do spend a lot shopping but for many students; its the amount that is spent on alcohol and nights out that makes money a problem.
Looking back at the first two years of my university life, I can safely say that most of my money was spent on alcohol and nights out. Even though I may not have spent much on a single night out, the amount of money being spent accumulates after numerous nights out. The realisation that we have stop going out or can't go out usually sets in when we discover that there is so much accumulation of spending that we literally have no money left.
At this point, many of us would be saying "I need to get a job". Obviously, the reason for getting a job is to start earning some money but if we ask every university student; why do you need the money?, we would get numerous responses of "I'm saving up for ………….".
Many students will claim that they are getting themselves a job so that they can save up for something and they may well be telling the truth, but, as soon as they see their friends going out and the opportunity arises for them to join, they will go out and end up spending their earnings. This inevitably takes us back to square one; no money and trying to save up for something.
Do you really need a job? If you know that as soon as you start making money, you will end up spending it on a night out then in my opinion, I don't think that you should get a job. It isn't worth working hours for slightly above minimum wage, just to "throw it down the toilet".
If you are planning on getting yourself a job, you have to be saving up for something very important to you and you must be willing to sacrifice nights out that your friends claim is "unforgettable". Otherwise, you are better off not getting a job, having no money to go out.
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