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It set off a strange mixture of shame and curiosity in me.<\/p>\n<p>26 per cent of students who took part in <a href=\"https:\/\/dm.dk\/media\/lbrit3cq\/su-reformen-forventes-at-paavirke-hver-anden-studerendes-studietid-eko-29082025.pdf\">the study<\/a> said they live on less than DKK 1,500 [or EUR 200] a month after expenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">THE study<\/p>\n<p><strong>In August 2025, the trade union DM published an analysis<\/strong> with the title &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/dm.dk\/media\/lbrit3cq\/su-reformen-forventes-at-paavirke-hver-anden-studerendes-studietid-eko-29082025.pdf\"><em>SU-reformen forventes at p\u00e5virke hver anden studerendes studietid&#8217;<\/em><\/a> [<em>Reform of SU grant is expected to affect the period of study for every second student.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The survey on student finances was conducted among the trade union&#8217;s own student members. 26 per cent of respondents said they have less than DKK 1,500 [or EUR 200] available per month after expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Expenses for rent, water, heating, electricity, internet, phone, and insurance are not included, as these are defined as fixed expenses in DM\u2019s study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I spend about four times that amount.<\/p>\n<p>I initially thought that I must have some sort of vulgar overspending problem. This is spite of the fact that with a student job, the Danish SU student grant payout, and a reasonable rent, I can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>On closer inspection, I\u2019m not exactly living in luxury. I avoid specialty shops, my clothing budget is minimal, and I have no expensive hobbies. But I still don\u2019t flinch at the city\u2019s grotesque draft beer prices at bars and caf\u00e9s. And I walk into the supermarket with peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>My life is financially balanced, I\u2019d say, all in all. Surviving on DKK 1,500 a month sounds downright impossible.<\/p>\n<p>But then my curiosity kicks in: What does daily life look like when you only have DKK 50 [or EUR 6.7] to spend per day? Can you still enjoy yourself? What\u2019s possible \u2014 and what\u2019s not?<\/p>\n<p>I could, of course, ask some of the students in that 26 per cent group.\u00a0 But why not try it out myself? At the very least, it\u2019s a good excuse to put some money aside. And who would say no to a full-blown lifestyle experiment in the month of February?<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bbExtreme, but not impossible\u00ab<\/h3>\n<p>Cutting 75 per cent of your spending from one day to the next is no easy feat. I\u2019m going to need all the life hacks I can find if I\u2019m going to get through this experiment in one piece.<\/p>\n<p>So I call up Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come across him in the media, where he\u2019s the Danish front figure of the so-called <span title=\"(F)inancial (I)ndependence, (R)etire (E)arly\">FIRE, or (F)inancial (I)ndependence, (R)etire (E)arly, movement. It is a<\/span>n eccentric corner of financial freedom culture that\u2019s mostly about spending less than you earn, saving up, and retiring early \u2014 or at least having the option to do so.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><br \/>\nFor a number of years, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen worked at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and was responsible for its digital exams system. Then he was headhunted by investment platform Norm Invest as an investment expert. Now he writes about money and freedom on his own platform, Frinans.<\/p>\n<p>He knows, in other words, a lot about how to save money. I shared with him my own thoughts about my upcoming experiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCutting 75 per cent of your spending is obviously extreme \u2014 but not impossible,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBasically, it\u2019s just about setting a budget and sticking to it.\u00ab<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">The rules of the experiment<\/p>\n<p>For the income period from 30 January to 27 February, I have to live on less than DKK 1,500 [EUR 200].<\/p>\n<p>I classify my fixed expenses the same way as in DM\u2019s study. This means that I cover all transport, subscriptions and costs like this within my monthly DKK 1,500 allowance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Budget! The word feels like a punch in the face. I associate it with something restrictive \u2014 a kind of\u00a0financial straitjacket. But, according to Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, a budget is actually the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>If the budget is to be my path to liberation, I\u2019ll have to fall in line.<\/p>\n<h3>The savings expert\u2019s master plan<\/h3>\n<p>The budget is fairly straightforward, says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen. On paper.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 2 --><br \/>\n\u00bbIf you take your cue from the budget categories on the [popular Danish TV] show <em>Luksusf\u00e6lden<\/em>, you really only need to focus on your food expenses and on miscellaneous spending. Because the experiment doesn\u2019t include your fixed expenses,\u00ab says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Go for the dried lentils \u2014 otherwise you\u2019re paying for water<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, savings expert<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From what I gather, I basically need to eliminate everything from the miscellaneous category. This means no takeaway coffee. No energy drinks. No splurges of any kind.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t get around the food category. Still, it\u2019s relatively easy to plan.<\/p>\n<p>Everything I consume, I have to make myself. No pre-packaged meals, no shortcuts. It all has to happen in the kitchen, which during the course of this experiment is to be transformed into a factory. Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen reckons that I can save a lot by capitalising on the economies of scale that come from cooking large batches, and from meal prepping.<\/p>\n<p>Shopping is to be done once a week. Supermarkets, you see, have the psychological edge over me.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbEvery time you go into a supermarket, you\u2019re tempted to buy all sorts of things. That\u2019s how supermarkets are designed. The less you go shopping, the less chance there is that you succumb to temptation,\u00ab is how he puts it.<\/p>\n<p>As for what goes into the shopping basket, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen recommends that I keep it green. The only &#8216;hunting&#8217; you will be a part of is the hunt for special offers.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 3 --><br \/>\nSeasonal vegetables are by far the cheapest, but it can sweeten your life a little to be able to get budget-friendly pasta and legumes without blowing your budget, says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, who suggests a beluga lentil bolognese.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe trick from the food bloggers that everyone\u2019s talking about is making a spaghetti bolognese with beluga lentils. It has &#8216;bite&#8217; and tastes damned amazing. But it has to be dried lentils \u2014 otherwise you\u2019re just paying for water.\u00ab<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 4 --><\/p>\n<h3>Pull a mental trick on yourself<\/h3>\n<p>Meal plans, bargain hunting, bulk cooking: Got it.\u00a0But the budget is actually the easy part, according to Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbYou have to remember that a budget is just a plan for how you want to spend your money. It\u2019s not a guarantee in terms of how you actually end up spending it. The hard part of the experiment will be sticking to the budget,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where, I gather, it is the right mindset that gets you to go the distance:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf your attitude going into this experiment is that <em>you\u2019ve only got<\/em> DKK 1,500, then any thoughts about going over budget are, in principle, irrelevant. Because then it\u2019s just about getting the numbers to add up.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>But to be realistic, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen adds, the experiment is doomed to fail if my budget strays too far from my usual habits. I will constantly be fighting my natural impulses. And the odds of winning that fight are not good, he reckons.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBreaking a habit is incredibly difficult. Breaking several habits at once is well nigh impossible.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>So is the experiment even achievable? How can I stick to the budget without breaking habits that up until now have led to spending four times that amount?<\/p>\n<p>Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen suggests pulling a mental trick on myself to outsmart my instincts:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbInstead of trying to eliminate your habits, try finding the cheapest alternative to them.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>This trick sounds promising. But what if my instincts get the better of me and I suddenly feel like ditching the meal plan to go buy a pizza?<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThat\u2019s when you\u2019ll need to include discipline in the mix. One motivation might be to not come across as an idiot who can\u2019t control themselves,\u00ab says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen. He adds that I can always try to fit a pizza into the budget if it really means that much to me.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so good. Meal plan, offers, batch cooking, a mental life hack, and with a bit of discipline included. How hard can it really be?<\/p>\n<p>I ask Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen how he thinks the experiment will go.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe first week will be fun and straightforward, because you\u2019ll have momentum. But I think it\u2019ll get really tough around week three, when you run the risk of burnout. The last week will then probably be a bit easier again, because you\u2019ll have the end in sight.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow the experiment \u2014 which takes place in the month of February \u2014 here on the University Post.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first written in Danish and published on 30 January. It has been translated into English and post-edited by Mike Young.<\/em><br \/>\n<!-- end of module 5 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a study, one in four students in Denmark live on less than DKK 1,500 a month after expenses. 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That is nearly half of the daily spending allowance for a student that is living on DKK 1,500 a month."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Standfirst","subject":"Finding my limits","text":"If\u00f8lge en analyse fra DM har 26 procent af deres studerende for mindre end 1500 kroner til r\u00e5dighed om m\u00e5neden. De n\u00e6ste 30 dage tester Uniavisen p\u00e5 egen krop, hvordan man overlever for en 50\u2019er om dagen","use_post_excerpt":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>I came across a study of student finances a couple of months ago from DM, the Danish trade union for academics. It set off a strange mixture of shame and curiosity in me.<\/p>\n<p>26 per cent of students who took part in <a href=\"https:\/\/dm.dk\/media\/lbrit3cq\/su-reformen-forventes-at-paavirke-hver-anden-studerendes-studietid-eko-29082025.pdf\">the study<\/a> said they live on less than DKK 1,500 [or EUR 200] a month after expenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">THE study<\/p>\n<p><strong>In August 2025, the trade union DM published an analysis<\/strong> with the title &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/dm.dk\/media\/lbrit3cq\/su-reformen-forventes-at-paavirke-hver-anden-studerendes-studietid-eko-29082025.pdf\"><em>SU-reformen forventes at p\u00e5virke hver anden studerendes studietid&#8217;<\/em><\/a> [<em>Reform of SU grant is expected to affect the period of study for every second student.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The survey on student finances was conducted among the trade union&#8217;s own student members. 26 per cent of respondents said they have less than DKK 1,500 [or EUR 200] available per month after expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Expenses for rent, water, heating, electricity, internet, phone, and insurance are not included, as these are defined as fixed expenses in DM\u2019s study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I spend about four times that amount.<\/p>\n<p>I initially thought that I must have some sort of vulgar overspending problem. This is spite of the fact that with a student job, the Danish SU student grant payout, and a reasonable rent, I can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>On closer inspection, I\u2019m not exactly living in luxury. I avoid specialty shops, my clothing budget is minimal, and I have no expensive hobbies. But I still don\u2019t flinch at the city\u2019s grotesque draft beer prices at bars and caf\u00e9s. And I walk into the supermarket with peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>My life is financially balanced, I\u2019d say, all in all. Surviving on DKK 1,500 a month sounds downright impossible.<\/p>\n<p>But then my curiosity kicks in: What does daily life look like when you only have DKK 50 [or EUR 6.7] to spend per day? Can you still enjoy yourself? What\u2019s possible \u2014 and what\u2019s not?<\/p>\n<p>I could, of course, ask some of the students in that 26 per cent group.\u00a0 But why not try it out myself? At the very least, it\u2019s a good excuse to put some money aside. And who would say no to a full-blown lifestyle experiment in the month of February?<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bbExtreme, but not impossible\u00ab<\/h3>\n<p>Cutting 75 per cent of your spending from one day to the next is no easy feat. I\u2019m going to need all the life hacks I can find if I\u2019m going to get through this experiment in one piece.<\/p>\n<p>So I call up Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come across him in the media, where he\u2019s the Danish front figure of the so-called <span title=\"(F)inancial (I)ndependence, (R)etire (E)arly\">FIRE, or (F)inancial (I)ndependence, (R)etire (E)arly, movement. It is a<\/span>n eccentric corner of financial freedom culture that\u2019s mostly about spending less than you earn, saving up, and retiring early \u2014 or at least having the option to do so.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Quote","quote":"The first week will be fun. But I think it\u2019ll get really tough around week three","quotee":"Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, saving expert","style":"extended"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>For a number of years, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen worked at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and was responsible for its digital exams system. Then he was headhunted by investment platform Norm Invest as an investment expert. Now he writes about money and freedom on his own platform, Frinans.<\/p>\n<p>He knows, in other words, a lot about how to save money. I shared with him my own thoughts about my upcoming experiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCutting 75 per cent of your spending is obviously extreme \u2014 but not impossible,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBasically, it\u2019s just about setting a budget and sticking to it.\u00ab<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">The rules of the experiment<\/p>\n<p>For the income period from 30 January to 27 February, I have to live on less than DKK 1,500 [EUR 200].<\/p>\n<p>I classify my fixed expenses the same way as in DM\u2019s study. This means that I cover all transport, subscriptions and costs like this within my monthly DKK 1,500 allowance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Budget! The word feels like a punch in the face. I associate it with something restrictive \u2014 a kind of\u00a0financial straitjacket. But, according to Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, a budget is actually the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>If the budget is to be my path to liberation, I\u2019ll have to fall in line.<\/p>\n<h3>The savings expert\u2019s master plan<\/h3>\n<p>The budget is fairly straightforward, says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen. On paper.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":187351,"id":187351,"title":"DSC_5603[1]","filename":"dsc_56031.jpg","filesize":463176,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/eksperiment-studenter-journalisten-undersoeger-om-han-kan-leve-for-1-500-om-maaneden\/dsc_56031\/","alt":"","author":"110","description":"41 procent af studerende med et m\u00e5nedligt r\u00e5dighedsbel\u00f8b under 1500 svarer, at de underlader at bruge penge p\u00e5 helbred, ","caption":"41 procent af studerende med et m\u00e5nedligt r\u00e5dighedsbel\u00f8b under 1500 svarer, at de underlader at bruge penge p\u00e5 helbred, ","name":"dsc_56031","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":186933,"date":"2026-01-29 14:28:04","modified":"2026-01-29 15:23:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1536,"height":1024,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-480x320.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":320,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-1280x853.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":853,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":1024,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-290x193.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":193,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-700x467.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":467,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_56031-990x660.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":660}},"style":"narrow","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":true,"alternative_caption":"According to TV2 Fyn, the price of a pack of Samelle toilet paper rose by 42 per cent from 2022 to 2023."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>\u00bbIf you take your cue from the budget categories on the [popular Danish TV] show <em>Luksusf\u00e6lden<\/em>, you really only need to focus on your food expenses and on miscellaneous spending. Because the experiment doesn\u2019t include your fixed expenses,\u00ab says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Go for the dried lentils \u2014 otherwise you\u2019re paying for water<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, savings expert<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From what I gather, I basically need to eliminate everything from the miscellaneous category. This means no takeaway coffee. No energy drinks. No splurges of any kind.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t get around the food category. Still, it\u2019s relatively easy to plan.<\/p>\n<p>Everything I consume, I have to make myself. No pre-packaged meals, no shortcuts. It all has to happen in the kitchen, which during the course of this experiment is to be transformed into a factory. Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen reckons that I can save a lot by capitalising on the economies of scale that come from cooking large batches, and from meal prepping.<\/p>\n<p>Shopping is to be done once a week. Supermarkets, you see, have the psychological edge over me.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbEvery time you go into a supermarket, you\u2019re tempted to buy all sorts of things. That\u2019s how supermarkets are designed. The less you go shopping, the less chance there is that you succumb to temptation,\u00ab is how he puts it.<\/p>\n<p>As for what goes into the shopping basket, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen recommends that I keep it green. The only &#8216;hunting&#8217; you will be a part of is the hunt for special offers.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Quote","quote":"One motivation might be to not come across as an idiot who can\u2019t control themselves","quotee":"Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, savings expert","style":"extended"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Seasonal vegetables are by far the cheapest, but it can sweeten your life a little to be able to get budget-friendly pasta and legumes without blowing your budget, says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen, who suggests a beluga lentil bolognese.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe trick from the food bloggers that everyone\u2019s talking about is making a spaghetti bolognese with beluga lentils. It has &#8216;bite&#8217; and tastes damned amazing. But it has to be dried lentils \u2014 otherwise you\u2019re just paying for water.\u00ab<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":187348,"id":187348,"title":"DSC_5501[1]","filename":"dsc_55011.jpg","filesize":427248,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/eksperiment-studenter-journalisten-undersoeger-om-han-kan-leve-for-1-500-om-maaneden\/dsc_55011\/","alt":"","author":"110","description":"I gennemsnit svarer 31 procent af studerende, at de undlader at bruge penge p\u00e5 n\u00f8dvendigt t\u00f8j og sko. For studerende med mindre end 1500 om m\u00e5neden er andelen 41 procent.","caption":"31 procent af studerende svarer, at de undlader at bruge penge p\u00e5 n\u00f8dvendigt t\u00f8j og sko. For studerende med mindre end 1500 om m\u00e5neden er andelen 41 procent.","name":"dsc_55011","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":186933,"date":"2026-01-29 14:26:03","modified":"2026-01-29 15:35:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1536,"height":1024,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-480x320.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":320,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-1280x853.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":853,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":1024,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-290x193.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":193,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-700x467.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":467,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc_55011-990x660.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":660}},"style":"extended","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":true,"alternative_caption":"31 per cent of students in DM\u2019s survey say they avoid spending money on essential clothing and shoes. Among students living on less than DKK 1,500 a month, the number increases to 41 per cent."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h3>Pull a mental trick on yourself<\/h3>\n<p>Meal plans, bargain hunting, bulk cooking: Got it.\u00a0But the budget is actually the easy part, according to Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbYou have to remember that a budget is just a plan for how you want to spend your money. It\u2019s not a guarantee in terms of how you actually end up spending it. The hard part of the experiment will be sticking to the budget,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n<p>And this is where, I gather, it is the right mindset that gets you to go the distance:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf your attitude going into this experiment is that <em>you\u2019ve only got<\/em> DKK 1,500, then any thoughts about going over budget are, in principle, irrelevant. Because then it\u2019s just about getting the numbers to add up.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>But to be realistic, Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen adds, the experiment is doomed to fail if my budget strays too far from my usual habits. I will constantly be fighting my natural impulses. And the odds of winning that fight are not good, he reckons.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbBreaking a habit is incredibly difficult. Breaking several habits at once is well nigh impossible.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>So is the experiment even achievable? How can I stick to the budget without breaking habits that up until now have led to spending four times that amount?<\/p>\n<p>Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen suggests pulling a mental trick on myself to outsmart my instincts:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbInstead of trying to eliminate your habits, try finding the cheapest alternative to them.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>This trick sounds promising. But what if my instincts get the better of me and I suddenly feel like ditching the meal plan to go buy a pizza?<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThat\u2019s when you\u2019ll need to include discipline in the mix. One motivation might be to not come across as an idiot who can\u2019t control themselves,\u00ab says Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen. He adds that I can always try to fit a pizza into the budget if it really means that much to me.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so good. Meal plan, offers, batch cooking, a mental life hack, and with a bit of discipline included. How hard can it really be?<\/p>\n<p>I ask Sune Bj\u00f8rn Andersen how he thinks the experiment will go.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThe first week will be fun and straightforward, because you\u2019ll have momentum. But I think it\u2019ll get really tough around week three, when you run the risk of burnout. The last week will then probably be a bit easier again, because you\u2019ll have the end in sight.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow the experiment \u2014 which takes place in the month of February \u2014 here on the University Post.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first written in Danish and published on 30 January. 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