Have you ever struggled with financial issues during your university time? Want to enjoy the time here in university but it’s hard to keep up with all the costs? Do you want to know the secret code to reduce your cost at university? Let our School of Business blog reveal the answer to you and it is actually right inside your pocket right now. Yes, it is your student card! You can receive a lot of perks for just being a student. Here are some discounts and free stuff you can get to make your university journey a little bit easier.
Bus Card
One of the best free things you can get is the Young Scot bus card. If you are under 22, you can register for a Young Scot card and travel around the country by bus for FREE! Yes, that will reduce a lot of your travelling costs. What a steal! You can register your bus card for free here.
Railcard
If you want to travel by train, there is a discount option too! You can register for a 16-25 railcard. For £30/year, you can receive loads of discounts whenever you travel. If you travel a lot by train and are under 25, this card is a must! Don’t worry about the cost, you will usually get more than £30 worth of discount! If you register the card for 3 years, it will be cheaper at £70!
You can find more details and get yourself a railcard here.
Restaurants
We have quite covered transportation, so how about food costs? Yes, you can also get discounts from restaurants and cafes with your student card, without registering. Simply do a bit of research online if a restaurant or cafe gives discounts to students and show up with your student card there. A lot of places do from 10% and up to 20% discounts!
You can take a look at our blog’s recommendations for restaurants around Dundee here: Lunch and Dinner in Dundee
Museums
If you are a fan of art and history, you would love this. A lot of museums in Scotland will let you go in for free or with a discount if you are a student, such as the National Museum of Scotland located in Edinburgh, or the McManus Museum and the V&A in Dundee which are free to enter. Tickets are required for certain exhibitions, but again with a student card, you can get a discount with this too! So next time you’re free from class, how about taking a day trip to museums in Dundee or other cities?
Subscriptions and Others
This article will not be completed without the ultimate student power over subscriptions right? You can benefit a lot from that student card, from getting free subscriptions to good discounts. Here are some that you will love:
FREE Amazon Prime for six months and half the standard price after that (this also includes six months of free LinkedIn Premium)
Have a Spotify Student account for £5.99/month instead of £9.99/month
Another movie streaming site, Disney+, offers students a 15% discount on their yearly plan
10% off Boots
10% off any books from Waterstone
And there’s a lot more out there which you can find out more about on UNiDAYS. So before you buy anything, check on the website if they have student discounts or ask in the store. You can definitely save a lot from these discounts during your student life.
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