Hi all!

I've got my NZ uni offer, getting a bank loan to pay for my school fees and if nothing goes wrong, NZ here i come! (in year 2012 that is)

I've searched the forum, but I'm only seeing people asking how much is enough to support the entire family over at NZ. For my case, I will be there, all ALONE.. so i believe i can survive slightly easier?

Here is what's going to be for me when i go to NZ in 2012.

- should be renting a room from my best buddy who's PR at NZ.
- there's a chance that food is provided! (i dun mind leftovers =))
- my friend and I are going to the same uni, so i'll be tagging along as he drives to school. If not, I'm going to school on foot/bicycle.
- will be getting a part-time job as soon as possible.

Yeah i guess that's all the information i can provide as of now. I'll be able to save up at least $10k by 2012 but my mum isn't convinced that I can survive with this amount... In additional to monthly expenses, I'll be paying interest (roughly 100+ per month) because of my bank loan.

So how do you guys think I'll make it over there? With 10k+?

Thanks~!