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Uni Room Tour | Jess Moggs ❤

Hello everybody.

I hope you like my room and I hope its not reeeeaaaally terrible quality haha. It's my first time doing this sort of video so please take that into consideration haha.

Enjoy m'lovelies!

Lots of Love

Moggs

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How To Get A Student Job | Life ❤

So, you're a student. As poor as the next man, trying to survive whilst having a good time. 2nd year may have hit you and you're thinking to yourself- man I need a job. That was me last week. Now I've had two job offers and I get to pick which one is more suited for me. Great stuff! It's not that hard! I mean, when I was thinking about it- all I did was stress and think "oh my god what if I don't get a job and I'm poor forever"- but turns out all I had to do was a few simple strategies that will help create great first impressions. Now I know this sounds a bit like I'm bragging, but honestly I really just want to help those who were just as worried as me a few weeks ago.

Get In There Early
This is kind of a big tip. Before everyone gets there on freshers week, arrive early to hand out your CV's or send some emails/apply online/make some phone calls to companies. In my case I arrived back to Aberystwyth early. I made a note of the places who had part-time work advertised online and in their shop windows and applied for those places before everyone arrived. I think employers are thankful to know that their workers are keen. Also, say you're not really sure how to go about it, your University will probably have an office or something totally dedicated to student jobs so check that out!

Write A Great Student CV
It doesn't mean that your CV has to be as brilliant as say Shakespeare's CV- but just really think about what you're writing. Don't make it a rush job. For me I made a huge emphasis on how I'm great with flexible hours, willing to work weekends and have a lot of experience. If you don't have any past experience in a work place maybe consider any experience in volunteer work. Basically any experience is good. Just sort of word it to suit the employer and then there should be no reason why they wouldn't love you already!

First Impressions Count
When handing out your CV, dress smart-casual. Don't overdo it and don't under-do it. It's basically just a way of creating a good first impression to your employer. Smile, be confident and don't be nervous. They'll already know just by seeing you if they'd even want to read your CV in the first place- so make it count! Also- be polite!!!

Interviews/Trials
So you've made it this far and now you're crapping 'em. They'll probably give you a few days to get ready for it so don't worry about that. When receiving the phone call to tell you about the interview make a not of the place, the time, the dress code etc so you don't screw the easy stuff up (top tip right there haha). Make sure you dress professionally and understand exactly what the interview/trial entails. I made this mistake in my last interview which I mistook for an induction. I dressed way to casually and hadn't prepared for any interview questions. Embarrassingly, I had to take my future employer aside and explain why I was wearing an old jumper, leggings and ugg boots. Luckily my interview skills weren't too shabby and I managed to squeeze myself into the job haha. So yeah, just watch out for that.
The main this is to be yourself, show off the student pros rather than the student cons and smile. Nobody wants to employ a grumpy person. Give it your absolute best and you will succeed!

Lots of Love

Moggs

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How To Budget In University | Life ❤

Whether you're off to University for your first year or you've never quite got the hang of budgeting, I thought I'd do a quick post on how I budgeted last year and how it will be different for me this year. Ok, I won't be sharing with you all about how much money I'm entitled to but hopefully the structure of how I budget will be more beneficial anyway.

1. First of all find out how much maintenance money in total you will have per term (loan and grant).

2. Then find out how much rent you'll pay per term.I'll be paying my rent monthly, so I just add the rent up for September, October, November and December. So for arguments sake lets just say you have £1500 per term (loan and grant) and your rent per term is £800 (£200 a month).

3. Then take the rent away from your total. So £1500-£800= £700.

4. Then divide what is left by 4 (to see how much money you have left per month for September, October, November and December). So e.g. £700/4= £175 per month left over.

5. At this point you want to subtract any subscriptions/bills you pay for monthly so if you have spotify, a mobile phone bill or Netflix this is where you take that out.
So again e.g. every month £4.95 for spotify (with NUS Extra) and £20 for bills. £175-£24.95= £150.05 left a month.

6. Then you divide what's left by 4 again (4 weeks in every month) so £150.05/4= £37.51
Then that is how much money you would have left for food, going out etc.

So then obviously it's up to you how much you spend on food and how you spend your money but that's quite an easy structure to follow termly to budget your money. However if you feel like you don't have enough money to live on, it may be time to get a job. Which sucks. Just keep in mind when you're out shopping or whatever, keep asking yourself "Do I really need this?".

I hope this post wasn't boring and I really do hope I've helped a few people stuck with their budgeting.

Lots of Love

Moggs

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5 Things You'll Need For Fresher's Week | Life ❤

1. White T-shirt

Pretty standard. You are bound to have a night out where you'll all wear white t-shirts and come home covered in permanent marker but it's always fun and a nice piece to keep :)

2. Alcohol

There is absolutely no doubt that you will need alcohol in freshers week. If you've read my previous post I've explained why it's good to stock up before hand, but it would also be fun to buy shots with your new flatmates and play drinking games!

3. Packet Food

It is also totally inevitable that you'll be hungover and lazy so easy packet food is the way to go. It doesn't mean you can't be healthy- low fat super noodles and pasta n sauce without milk are both pretty ok!

4. Medicine

To follow on the hangover route- you may or may not experience fresher flu. It is always best to be prepared with painkillers and all sorts just in case you fall ill, because when fresher's flu hits, it hits hard.

5. A Pack of Cards

And last but not least, a pack of cards is always handy to have at university. They make excellent drinking games or just sort of mid-week poker nights. They'll be great fun and a good way to interact with your new flatmates.

Hope these were all helpful and if you'd like to see more university posts/videos then please comment down below.

Thanks for reading!

Lots of Love

Moggs

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Coming Home For Christmas...

Hi Everyone :)

Here I just thought I'd share with you some photos of me packing and leaving for Christmas. I've been studying away from home for a couple of months now, so it is so so soooo nice to be with family again. This week we had a big Christmas dinner to celebrate the break and we've been packing up our things (very slowly) through the week. I've had an amazing time in University, but its time to be in a house with the heating on, a running bath and a Christmas tree! A good 3 weeks at home for Christmas will do me good <3