What kind of student spender are you?

Our quiz sorts the cash-splashers from the penny-pinchers

confused woman with maths
  1. Food
  2. Old banana in empty fridge 1. Oh woe! The fridge is empty. And it's not filling itself up like the one at home does. Do you:

  3. Drink
  4. A bottle of champagne exploding open 2. It’s time for another big night out, but you are already running into your overdraft. Do you:

  5. Fashion
  6. Male student adjusts bow tie 3. You’ve been invited to a black tie ball. You thought top and tail were just cheap cuts of meat and you are surprised to discover that you need to wear a tux. Do you:

  7. Computers
  8. Old laptop 4. The laptop that served you so well during your teenage years, playing lemmings and editing html to make your myspace page look like it was snowing, has finally packed in. Do you:

  9. Train fares
  10. A train running on the west coast main line. Keolis-SNCF is bidding for the franchise 5. The end of term is approaching and you simply can’t wait to whiz back down to your parents house for lots of cuddles and hot chocolate. But you need to book your train first. Do you:

  11. Staying warm
  12. Feet in woollen knitted sock 6. Winter is upon us, but gas don’t come cheap no more. How can you keep your bills down?

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