How much do you ideally need to take?

that's amazing i'm on orange, rubbish! I'm determined to get that phone though, it's my bday in august and i've asked for money too! Great minds...
Can't wait for christmas, it's so magical over there!
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well i have bout £600 in the bank right now, gettin paid next week in work and then i'm working until the next pay check after that, so hav 2 more pay checks! so should have near £1,000 or so!

 

My parents gave me $1000 last night as well. I cried! :'(

 

aw, that was sweeet of them! aw! i would shout the head off my parents if they did that, cus am workin only to save money to go away not for fun! lol

 

haha! im gonna be screwed. need to save up the money myself for the fees. and insurance etc. i reckon i'll have about £250 for the first 2 weeks, and that includes birthday money i'll be getting next week

1 week of my youth left!

 

i dont reckon blokes need as much as girls seriously! my mate took $600 with him and its lasted him fine - he didnt bother buying things like hairdryer, straighteners etc... lol and he took bedding with him which was okay for him to use and he didnt take as much clothes or shoes as im taking!

 

okay, my savings are goin down the drain right now! lol

after last night, looks like i'm set on goin' out every sat night now til i go wit my ex! lol such a great night last night, wasn't home til 3am!!! :O lol brilliant.

so yeh, i'm gona b broke soon! lol

 

after reading all ur stuff its made me say "thank-god!"
i'm lucky i got money of my dad and keep saying to friends and family to send money out for my b'day (aug) and xmas! but the days will come and i'll think "i've got no prezzies to open!" but o well....
i knew we would have to spend heaps in walmart, due to buying bedding, food, drinks and all the other bits like a mobile phone!! but like other's i'm a spend-a-holic!! if i know i have the money i will spend it, so its going to be tough managing money!!
has anyone thought about buying a pair of straightners to share between room-mates?? it would make sense...

 

Its probably a wise idea money wise, but if you both have an early morning shift and need them it would lead to squabbles and tension. :-\

 

Yeah I agree with you Emi I am definitely going to need to have my own-hair straighteners are an essential for me! Plus what if one of you goes away...then you'd have no straighteners and argue over who takes them!! I think I have saved enough to afford these things whilst I am there, however I am such a spendaholic....its a good job I have changed all of my money into dollars on the Amex Travellers Cheque Card! Are all you guys taking cash or credit cards or travellers cheques?

 

cash and credit card/debit card lol


ah! damn, went shopping with a friend, and spent money. but i got a bikini in primark for £6 and beach towel for £4 so that's those 2 important things got! lol

and had to get 2 new goin' out tops cus after sat night, like i spent 2 hours trying to see which of my old tops looked ok and had to throw all of em out! lol

and nivea tanning moisturiser lotion - bogof offer in Savers! so got 2! hehe

 

cash and travellers cheques and barclaycard although i will be shot if i use it!
Went shopping again on saturday and ended up out aswell, so my savings are dwindeling! at least i already have bedding, hair straighteners, hair dryer over there already!
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Am I right in thinking you need to take a bank statement to your visa appointment?

 

I'm not sure, but i'll check now you've said that!
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I certainly didn't. I'd have been to embarrased to let them see it. :-[

 

When I had my visa appointment, i took it only to prove that I have a bank account in the UK. Anything you can prove that you intend to return is worth taking.

 

Will the embassy refuse your visa if you don't have enough proof of your intention to return home then?? I don't have a place at uni or anything, or a job to come back too..i do have a bank account though lol-but is that enough! Im panicking now!

 

get your mum to write you a letter to say you are going to be welcome to move back into the family home when you get back, I took that last time, i didn't need it but it was nice to know i had it!
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When I went for my visa no one asked me what I was going to do when I returned only what I'd be doing when I was out there, I didnt take a letter up but its a good idea, just in case you get someone whos having a bad day, but with any luck you wont be needing it and they'll ask you a few questions and give you your visa

 

*phew* I must have dreamt it lol