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15/04/06
by Jenni  Life is full of sad but unavoidable truths. There will never be a full size Cadbury’s Creme Egg, Johnny Depp will never give up his life in the south of France to live in Warrington, my Fiesta will never magically transform itself into a car that accelerates with 4 people in it and, of course, money will never grow on trees! Oh how I long for the days when I didn’t have to worry about rent, tuition fees, gas and leccy bills or buying my own food and petrol. All my hard earned cash from working at Clarks went on truly important things like clothes and shoes from Topshop. Now everything I wear comes from Primark or New Look. I know students ranting about having no money is nothing new, but my rant extends to the system of student loans. That’s right, we go to the trouble of filling out those bastard forms (that’s a day’s job in itself!), only to be screwed over by the system. All the normal people out there humour me for minute here. Raise your hand if one or more of your housemates/course friends gets more than you do. Now keep your hand raised if you feel they do not need all that because their rents are loaded/have hidden money from the tax man/are divorced but still earn way more than your parents will ever see. Blood circulation to your hand cut off yet?? Well mine has. It would not be fair for me to give details, but the abuse of the student loan system I have seen is shocking. I know this is a touchy subject and it would take too long for the government to assess each individual case, but surely there should be some more control of how money is distributed, as my 3 grand a year does not even begin to cover tuition fees and rent let alone booze money, and I face another summer slaving away in Klick just so I can afford to eat. And I don’t function well without food! |