How to Make Your Money Go Further During Your Work or Study Placement Abroad
When you’re about to go abroad on an Erasmus+ or Turing Scheme work or study placement, you’ve hopefully got everything in place. There’s your grant which covers a lot of your outgoing (accommodation, course material, activities if you’re travelling with us and more). Hopefully, you’ve also saved up a little extra, to help you with your food bills, leisure time, transport and other incidentals that you’ll need to take care of. Don’t make the mistake of using up all your grant allocation in the first few weeks of your placement, or you’ll quickly run out of money. One of the challenges of a work or study placement abroad is to learn how to manage your money and become an independent adult. In this piece, we’ll look at ways you can maximise on your funding and make your money stretch further, without stripping out all the enjoyment associated with your placement abroad.