10 Jugaads All Indian Students Do While Studying Abroad

Are you planning to study abroad? I bet you are, if it’s true, then you should read on, because I’m going to drop some knowledge. Living abroad is no easy feat, especially as a student, with close to zero income. No matter how much money your parents send you, it’s never enough once the rupees are converted into Pounds/Dollars or Euros. So, what do you do?

You go all Indian on the situation and pull out all the hacks to make your time abroad worth every single penny.

1. Take a weekend trip and compensate by surviving on Tesco/Walmart/Aldi sandwiches.

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2.  Stalk student portals for second hand anything and everything.

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3. Buy a sim card with free internet for your local calls and a cost-effective calling card to pacify your mother every day with a phone call.

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4.  Walk everywhere saying it’s for your ‘health’ when really it’s for your wallet.

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5. Get your mom to courier theplas, because some days, you’ll be too broke to afford Indian food.

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6. Become a teaching assistant or take up a university rep role to get more money in your pocket!

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7. Wait to buy all your clothes during Boxing Day/ Black Friday, because you’ll get everything at half price.

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8. Become a waitress at a Bollywood themed restaurant and earn the big bucks!

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9. Use your Student Card as a weapon to get discounts on everything from chocolates to train tickets.

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10. Use a student travel card to get as many benefits as you can imagine.

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A lot of student travel cards offer some amazing discounts and it’ll really help bring your budget to the goal you planned. Usually you end up spending most on flights, clothes and electronics, the most effective way to bring them down is to use the schemes these cards offer just like the ICICI Bank’s Student Travel Card which can give you the chance to win a Kindle Reader if you’re the highest spender, but that’s not all. You can get awesome student discounts on almost everything, whether it’s fashion, electronics, airline offers, travel insurance and so much more. It’s the best thing because your parents can instantly reload your Travel Card from India, especially when you are running low on funds!

Now that you’ve got a lowdown on all the jugaads we’ve used, go out and use them wisely!

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This article is brought to you in association with ICICI Bank

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