| Splash the Cash |
 You have leapt with bright eyes from the old world into the sparkling new one of University but the landing can be very different according to the size of your piggy bank…
Entertaining at homeHaven’t got a Pot… Large meat feast it is! With free delivery and blockbuster just around the corner, who could resist? Your friends will be practically breaking down the door; admittance strictly limited to those with drinks and snacks in hand, of course. Splash the Cash Can’t cook? Who can? A professional gourmet chef that’s who! Impress friends with a lavish spread and your own fine company; washing up taken care of. Pass the caviar… Nights out Haven’t got a Pot… The student union has promised a wild night with cheesy music and free entry before ten. You’re already there. Splash the Cash London is calling, and you answer. Soho House, the Kingsley Club, or China White should make for a night on the tiles. And Kate Moss isn’t so bad once you get to know her. Follow that horizon Haven’t got a Pot… Spain? Italy? France? Everyone has one, a friend whose parents are just dying for you all to fill their second home on the continent. And you don’t want to disappoint… Splash the Cash Snow sports are awesome, and where better to enjoy them than in the mountains of Colorado, preferably Aspen? Celebs mind out the way, you only know one speed; lightening. Clothes shopping time Haven’t got a Pot… “Ooh, where did you get that dress from?” your friends coo as you smile smugly. No way shall they prize the truth from your lips, covered as they are in hot pink pound shop gloss, but silently you offer thanks to that great god Primark. Splash the Cash You breeze through the doors of Karen Millen, cast your steely eye around and brandish your plastic creating tidal waves as assistants rush on scene to answer to your every whim. Supermarkets Haven’t got a Pot… Tesco time! You grab a handful of friends and buy everything in bulk to make the most of all those ‘buy five get the sixth free’ deals. Plus, who made up use-by dates anyway? Add on another month at least. Fresh is so last year. Splash the Cash The beauty that is Marks ’n Sparks is only a twenty minute cab ride away, where you pick up Fairtrade coffee and bananas then indulge in thick, creamy chocolate gateaux. Keeping Fit Haven’t got a Pot… Grab your trainers, (no point brushing off the mud) and launch yourself upon the patches of greenery surrounding campus as you go for a mid-morning jog. Mind out for the puddles! Splash the Cash A cool £150 later you are decked out in the latest sporting gear and ready to hit the treadmill in the uni’s newly refurbished gym. Later you might deign to go for a swim in the heated pool or even attack the climbing wall. Furnishing the Flat Haven’t got a Pot… A quick hike round the local video and music shops supplies you with all you need to turn that white hole of a bedroom into a home with all your favourite stars grinning down at you. Plus you have that bedside table your dad spent three days making. Just remember not to put anything on it. Splash the Cash An explosion of oranges, reds, and magentas makes for an interesting oil painting that you proudly put up next to the solid mahogany drawer set. Words by Stephanie Phillips |