{"id":182342,"date":"2025-10-08T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=182342"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:56","slug":"hoe-je-als-student-in-rotterdam-op-geld-let-probeer-niet-uit-eten-te-gaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/10\/08\/hoe-je-als-student-in-rotterdam-op-geld-let-probeer-niet-uit-eten-te-gaan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to budget as a student in Rotterdam: \u2018Try not to eat out\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While rent is skyrocketing and tuition fees are rising, it can get difficult to manage finances as a student. Students on campus give advice on budgeting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/hlJtvmuGMfE\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/hlJtvmuGMfE<\/a><\/p><p>One student encouraged the use of budgeting apps and spreadsheets. \u201cWith Dyme you can easily see how much money you\u2019ve spend today.\u201d Another student said: \u201cI use Excel, and I get weekly check-ups of my spending on Revolut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely choose cheap\u201d, says an international student. When shopping for groceries, she recommends Lidl. \u201cThat will be the cheapest one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another budgeting tip is about where you choose to eat food. \u201cI definitely recommend not to eat out. It\u2019s very important to cook at home.\u201d A Dutch student suggests some meals you can cook at home. \u201cGood pasta bolognese, some Mexican foods, just stuff with a lot of vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Defne-Isik_reporter-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1771841597\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/09\/03\/still-a-shortage-of-20000-student-homes\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tStill a shortage of 20,000 student homes\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-09-03\">3 September 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 2560w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/19162118\/stock_kralingen_studentenhuizen_buiten-studenten_fietsen_16.5.25_Tyna-Le-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139427 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/09\/03\/still-a-shortage-of-20000-student-homes\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tStill a shortage of 20,000 student homes\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-09-03\">3 September 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-mocha hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/meta-glasses_kwestie_bril_1_bas-van-der-schot-1280x720.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1788423752\" 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hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0&#8216;With gadgets like Meta Glasses, we pay to be surveilled&#8217;\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-09-03\">3 September 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Issue\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha lg:hidden relative flex h-full 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