u/heyitsmaybe

For context, my parents give me ₱6,000 a month for everything. I live alone in a dorm and honestly I don’t know if I’m bad at managing money or if my allowance is just not enough.

These are my fixed expenses every month:
₱400 — mobile data (no Wi-Fi sa dorm and I need it for school purposes din)
₱1,760 — tric fare from dorm to campus and vice versa (22 school days)
₱800 — bus and tric fare from dorm to our house and vice versa (4 weekends)
Total: ₱2,960

₱6,000 - ₱2,960 = ₱3,040 left
₱3,040 ÷ 30 days = ₱101.33 per day

How am I supposed to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner with ₱101 a day? 😭
Most mornings I’m already on campus so I usually end up buying lunch at school. I can’t really meal prep because I don’t have a refrigerator in my dorm. Even if I cook at night and bring food the next day, it could easily spoil because of the heat.

The worst part is that I’m an architecture student. I buy my own materials, printing, plates, model supplies, and other requirements. None of those are included in the computation above.

It feels like my allowance barely covers transportation and leaves almost nothing for food. Academic expenses make it even harder.

And I know this might sound super kapal ng mukha, but if anyone wants to donate spare art materials, papers, or even a little financial help, I would be incredibly grateful. I know there are people in much harder situations than mine and I’m not claiming to have it the worst. I just hope someone understands where I’m coming from when it feels like even my basic needs and school expenses are hard to cover.

Either way, thank you for reading and for any advice you can give. 🥹

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is ₱6,000 a month enough as a college student living alone?

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