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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • Let’s put the cost into perspective. I drove to London today for a day out with family and friends. 4 adults, one toddler.

    I used about 1/3 tank of petrol. = £15 Parking £10 at tube station all day. Oyster cost was about £8/person = £32

    £57 total.

    If we had done it by public transport

    £19.40/person return on train = £78 £16 travel card zones 1-6 = £64

    That is off peak costs as well. If we travelled at peak time it would have been even more.

    £142 total.

    Almost 2.5x as expensive. Plus I get to travel in the comfort of my own vehicle, and travel time was faster in the car








  • Of course it’s being seen that way.

    If I were to go to my university this year, doing the same course I’d have:

    £9250 x 4 = £37000 for the 4 year course

    £9504 x 4 = £38016 for rental accommodation including bills (I picked a rental property that included bills for ease of calculation)

    £5000 x 4 = £20000 for food (based on £100/week)

    That’s £95016

    And how much of my degree do I use day to day? Jack shit. Anyone starting my job technically does not need a degree. I work with a niche piece of software that is well known in it’s field but outside of that is not. No degree would ever cover this