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Life and logistics

Students and shoestring

Doing this without money, without a car, and without a stable address.

Some members are doing this on very little: a student loan, a zero-hours contract, a shared kitchen and a fridge with four other people in it. The practical problems are real and specific, and generic advice about batch cooking and cold chains does not reach them.

This circle is unembarrassed about money. Nobody here will be made to feel small about cost.

Who this circle is for

  • You are a student or on a very low income
  • You are choosing between medication and other essentials
  • You have found ways to make this work cheaply and safely

Agreements here

  • Nobody is made to feel small about money, ever
  • We share what we found, not judgement about what anyone can afford

On top of the sitewide agreements.

  • I paused for a term and restarted after my loan came in

    Obie16 May 202614 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: I paused for a term and restarted after my loan came in Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating…

  • A month of medication or the train fare home

    Tansy14 Feb 202617 replies

    A month of medication or the train fare home Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I am aware some of this may be nothing.…

  • The hardship fund I did not know existed

    Espe5 Feb 202614 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: The hardship fund I did not know existed Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What…

  • Shared fridge, five housemates, one small box

    Espe27 Jan 202614 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: Shared fridge, five housemates, one small box Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me more…

  • What I would tell a first-year starting this

    Dash16 Jan 202612 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: What I would tell a first-year starting this Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though…

  • Cheap protein that is actually edible

    Priya17 Dec 202519 replies

    A question rather than an update: Cheap protein that is actually edible Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written for someone with a completely…

  • Friends asking me to share and how I said no

    Shade28 Nov 202516 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Friends asking me to share and how I said no The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I am…

  • Protein on a very small budget

    Dara24 Nov 202517 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Protein on a very small budget Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written…

  • What the university health service could and could not do

    Bevan15 Nov 202518 replies

    What the university health service could and could not do Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I have…

  • Zero hours and unpredictable months

    Tiernan2 Nov 202512 replies

    Something I have been sitting with: Zero hours and unpredictable months Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every…

  • Getting a prescription transferred between two cities

    Bea1 Nov 202517 replies

    Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Getting a prescription transferred between two cities Practical question, and possibly a silly one. Here is where I…

  • Bus routes, pharmacy opening hours, and a 3pm lecture

    Tiernan23 Oct 202513 replies

    Bus routes, pharmacy opening hours, and a 3pm lecture — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. Here is where I…

  • Cooking for one in a kitchen with no equipment

    Tansy1 Jul 202522 replies

    Cooking for one in a kitchen with no equipment Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was…

  • Sharps disposal when you move every year

    Tansy18 Apr 202520 replies

    Sharps disposal when you move every year Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I am aware some of this may be nothing. I…