Ila (fake name) is a girl from Jakarta, Indonesia. She started to study for Master in Trondheim last year. Firstly, she was very worried about the living cost in Trondheim. He heard from many people that live in Norway is so expensive, on the other hand she only has a limited amount of money every month. However, things went better than she predicted. With a good management of money, not only she does not run out of money, but she also could spend some. After a year, she is now sharing her tips and trick to be savvy in Norway! She also breakdown her expenses every month so you could learn from her and adapts her way. Of course, everyone has his or her own way to save money and it can vary so much.
As a background information, Ila is single (not married) and she is living in Herman Krags Veg Moholt. She has to cook every day, otherwise she will finished her account quickly, because restaurant in Norway is very expensive (minimum 200 NOK). She prioritize the expense from the most important to less important stuff, so she can delete the expense that is not important.
She only spends around 5700 NOK each month! Then if your expense is around this amount, congratulations because you are a savvy person! You can save your money later to buy clothes, books, stationery, etc. Then, no worry that as a student, living in Norway is not enough. Ila is pretty healthy and fresh, because she always has a good nutrition and keep up her health well. Sometimes she also walks, jog, or doing aerobics in her room (using Youtube video). It is a cheaper way to get shaped up without going to the gym.
Other than sharing her expense, Ila also want to share several useful shopping tips to you. The first is, anywhere you shop, always search for label B (in Bunnpris), or REMA 1000 (in Rema), or Coop (in Coop), or First Price in Kiwi and Meny. Those label will be cheaper comparing with similar goods. Second, before you shop, always compare the price from several supermarkets, because sometimes they offer a good discount (tilbud) in certain period. Nowadays is very easy to do this, because each supermarket has its own website. Simply visit bunnpris.no, rema1000.no, kiwi.no, or coop.no to find out the good deals of the week! Generally, Rema1000 and Coop is the cheapest supermarket, but Bunnpris is the nearest one if she is lazy to walk. Kiwi is specially cheaper in vegetables and fruits. If she wants to watch movie, once in a while, she can use Chess Tirsdag (Tuesday) promo buy one get one ticket in Prinsens or Nova Kinosenter. Smart and savvy choice!
Thank you for reading. I hope Ila's story will be useful for you.
As a background information, Ila is single (not married) and she is living in Herman Krags Veg Moholt. She has to cook every day, otherwise she will finished her account quickly, because restaurant in Norway is very expensive (minimum 200 NOK). She prioritize the expense from the most important to less important stuff, so she can delete the expense that is not important.
Other than sharing her expense, Ila also want to share several useful shopping tips to you. The first is, anywhere you shop, always search for label B (in Bunnpris), or REMA 1000 (in Rema), or Coop (in Coop), or First Price in Kiwi and Meny. Those label will be cheaper comparing with similar goods. Second, before you shop, always compare the price from several supermarkets, because sometimes they offer a good discount (tilbud) in certain period. Nowadays is very easy to do this, because each supermarket has its own website. Simply visit bunnpris.no, rema1000.no, kiwi.no, or coop.no to find out the good deals of the week! Generally, Rema1000 and Coop is the cheapest supermarket, but Bunnpris is the nearest one if she is lazy to walk. Kiwi is specially cheaper in vegetables and fruits. If she wants to watch movie, once in a while, she can use Chess Tirsdag (Tuesday) promo buy one get one ticket in Prinsens or Nova Kinosenter. Smart and savvy choice!
Thank you for reading. I hope Ila's story will be useful for you.
