Life Stages
Circular wins for student life
Get smart with your gear
Being a student means endless lists of things to get. Making smarter choices cut costs while keeping last year's stuff useful.
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Get certified refurbed tech
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Choose reuse
Pack a reusable water bottle or coffee cup when on the go
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Join a local library
Join your local or online library to get the books that are always checked out of the college library
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Find book deals
Check out the second hand collections on World of books or book sections on DoneDeal or Adverts. Book Swap Ireland could come in very handy
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Check rental schemes
Ask your school or institution about tech/book rentals
Look the part for less
Look and feel good without breaking the bank or buying everything new.
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Shop pre-loved
Find your local charity shops, or try Vinted or Depop
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Find campus markets
Check for student union pre-loved societies
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Swap, style and upcycle
Add new skills to your YouTube tutorials, campus sewing societies, Relove Fashion
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Repair don't replace
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Get help locally
Drop into a local Repair Café
Make food work harder
Food costs add up fast. Get more from less with these moves.
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Plan and batch
Plan with housemates, think multiple meals, share costs, cook for all
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Love leftovers
Love Food Hate Waste recipes
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Save surplus
Get good food at a fraction of the price with surplus food apps like Too Good To Go
Share circular skills
Build habits and communities to save money and make new friends.
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Start something
Clothing swaps, tool sharing, bulk buying groups, student pantry
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Teach friends
Sewing repairs, meal prep, device care
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Learn together
Repair tutorial nights, workshop groups
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Connect Locally
Repair Cafés, sustainability societies
Make a start today
These circular steps add up to big impact - for your wallet and the planet.
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