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Student Budget Use this calculator to help analyze your budget as a full-time student. This calculator is specifically designed to help students understand their expenses and income while attending a university, college or other full-time educational institution. This calculator allows you to input your expenses and income for an eight-month school year running from September through April.
Definitions
- Payment Frequency
- Each item in your budget can be scheduled to be paid as follows:
| Payment frequency | Payment Will Happen |
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| Start of school year | One payment at the start of the school year |
| Semester 1 & 2 | Two payments. One at the beginning of semester 1, the second at the beginning of semester 2. |
| Semester 2 | One payment at the beginning of semester 2. |
| Monthly of school year | A payment for each month of the school year, September through April |
- School Expenses
- Tuition, textbooks, supplies and related materials, lab fees, library fees, photocopying and other related expenses.
- Food and Groceries
- Meal plan, groceries, eating out, snacks and other related expenses.
- Living Expenses
- Residence, electric, cell/pager, Internet, rent, phone, cable, childcare and other living expenses.
- Professional Fees
- Doctor, dentist, eye care, hair stylist, manicure/pedicure, masseuse/chiropractor, veterinarian, other.
- Entertainment and Travel
- Going out, movies, movie rental, CD's/DVD's, concerts, travel and other related expenses.
- Clothing
- Purchases, cleaning, repair and other related expenses.
- Loans
- Personal, credit cards and other related expenses.
- Contributions and Gifts
- Charity, church and other related expenses.
- Savings and Investments
- Savings towards short-term goals, savings towards long-term goals, other savings.
- Miscellaneous
- Membership dues, postage, health club, Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, any other expenses.
- Personal Toiletries
- Hair care products (shampoo, etc.), body care products (razors, etc.), facial care products (make-up, etc.),
prescription drugs/vitamins and other related expenses.
- Transportation
- Bus/Subway pass, car payments, gas/oil, licensing, visits home, insurance, maintenance and other related expenses.
- Contributions and Income
- Scholarships, fellowships/grants, other aid (such as federal loans), available savings, educational savings plans, family contributions, expected wages/tips, other income/assets.
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These interactive calculators are not intended to provide or replace specific professional financial advice. We cannot and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical, are for illustrative purposes only, and may differ from more in depth analysis results. They do not represent the past performance of any specific product, nor should they be viewed as a promise of future results of any product offered by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans or its affiliates. We encourage you to seek personalized analysis regarding all personal finance issues.
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