New Calculations!

Talking to David today he told me how much my share of the rent would be. 1,500 SEK per month! That's not bad! Not bad at all! That includes rent and internet. He says he doesn't know what electricity and phone cost since they only pay those every 3 months. But he says 500 a month for both to plan for would be plenty. So new calculations!

2000 SEK/month - Rent, internet, electricity, phone
2500 SEK/month - Day to day stuff (food, toothpaste, bus)
500 SEK/month - Fun Things (alcohol, movies, nation fees)

5000 SEK/month TOTAL

That isn't much to live off of, but with rent and such being so low I think I can do it. That means for 6 months (July-December inclusive) I'd only need 30,000 SEK or 3,800 USD (assuming current exchange rate of 7.97). I already have that much! If I add in 1500 USD for an expensive plane ticket... that's 5,300 USD! I'd only need to earn 200 USD more and I'll have enough to survive for 6 months! I can do it! *hop*

Even 12 months doesn't look completely impossible. 9,100 USD for 12 months living expenses and one round trip plane ticket. It'd be better if I could afford two tickets, but I can always ask my mom to pay for my ticket home at Christmas if she wants to see me! *laugh* Or help me out or something.

I might not be able to earn ALL of that money from working, but there is still Christmas money, Birthday money, and Graduation money coming in. I also have 1,500 due to me in January or February from my scholarship. 500 or so of that will have to support me while I'm having fun in Sweden this Christmas, but the rest will go with my savings for my Sweden Fund!

I have expnses coming up too though. I'm not getting any money from my mom next month for food and bills. Have to pay for those myself. Christmas is also coming up which means I'm going to have to spend LOTS on Christmas presents. I should start shopping soon. I figure I can expect to pay 250 USD for Christmas presents, possibly more depending on if my brother splits costs with me. 300 USD for living expenses next month.

If I can get into some sort of full time or even part time schooling my mom will most likely help me out with some expenses. If I can get into this class in the spring semester... she'll probably help me out big time.

http://www.nordiska.uu.se/utbildning/kurser/svutom.htm

I don't know if I can get into it in the Autumn since I won't have a residence permit, but I'm hoping that I can in the Spring. Then she'll pay at least rent I'm hoping.

I can supplement money I have saved up by working at nations, maybe with the family I worked for last year, or any other work I can get. Even 300-500 SEK a week extra would be nice. It will eat into my free time a lot, but if I'm not studying in the Fall I should be able to add to my saved money quite a bit.