{"id":21926,"date":"2014-10-20T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=21926"},"modified":"2014-10-20T08:41:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:41:29","slug":"u-of-t-student-deals-discounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/10\/20\/u-of-t-student-deals-discounts\/","title":{"rendered":"U of T Student Deals &amp; Discounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>If there\u2019s one thing I still haven\u2019t mastered in my second year at U of T, it\u2019s the idea of having a \u201cstudent budget\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0 I mean <em>hypothetically<\/em> I know going shoe shopping in Yorkville after class with my grocery money isn\u2019t smart - but actually being able to stop myself from doing so is a different issue.\u00a0 But hey, admitting you have a problem is the first step to finding a solution right?\r\n\r\nThere are hundreds of articles online telling you how to save money as a student, and while these tips are great in theory, a lot of them can be hard to implement.\u00a0 I know personally, I enjoy going out for food and drinks with my friends.\u00a0 It\u2019s something that I like to do on my off-time, and it\u2019s something I\u2019m willing to spend money on.\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_21927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21927\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21927\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"Two photo set. Photo on the left: young blonde girl sitting at an outdoor table taking smiling and taking a picture of the food in front of her, which is two large salads and a sandwich. Photo on the right: a photo of the author, a young girl with brown hair sitting in a restaurant looking at a taco in her hands before she eats it. \" width=\"584\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2-1024x676.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2-454x300.jpg 454w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Untitled-2.jpg 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wait, so you're saying getting a good instagram picture is not justification for going out to eat...?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<em>So how to you balance? \u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\nWell it\u2019s hard, and if I knew how to master it I would share my tips, but unfortunately I\u2019m sitting here with a VISA bill that indicates I clearly don\u2019t.\r\n\r\nLuckily, <strong>as U of T students we have some awesome deals targeted specifically for us.<\/strong>\u00a0 Different restaurants, attractions, and shops all around the city offer specific student deals and discounts to help make student living a little easier.\r\n\r\n<strong>Check out my top deals by week day;<\/strong> <em>(all of these deals require you bringing your TCard with you as proof of ID)\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Monday<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tobyspub.com\" target=\"_blank\">Toby\u2019s Pub &amp; Eatery<\/a> any day between Sunday and Thursday for 15% off food and drinks. Student favourites include their nachos and wings.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Tuesday<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Today is the day to stock up on groceries. Head over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.ca\/find-a-store\/details.en.html?id=335\" target=\"_blank\">Metro on Bloor St<\/a>. for 10% off your purchase. This Metro is open 24 hours, so it\u2019s easy to come by before or after your classes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_21930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21930\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21930\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/image1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Groceries including Multigrain Cheerios, Kraft Dinner, Peanut Butter and a carton of Milk\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/image1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/image1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/image1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It's embarrassing how long I could live off of these basic groceries. Don't be me - use the Metro discount!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Time to stock-up on inexpensive dry goods, or bulk candy and treats for an upcoming event or meeting<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulkbarn.ca\/en-ca\/locations.html\" target=\"_blank\">. Bulk Barn<\/a> offers 10% off to students on Wednesdays.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Thursday\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Make-up addicts (myself included), brace yourselves because<a href=\"http:\/\/www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca\/en\/store-locator\/store\/1410\" target=\"_blank\"> Shoppers Drug Mart on Bloor<\/a> offers 20% off to U of T students on Thursdays. Stock up on basics like shampoo and toilet paper, but also keep your eye out because shoppers can have great deals on things such as chips and soda too.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_21928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21928\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Image-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21928\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Image-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a whole wheat wrap with tomatoes, lettuce, tofu chicken and fake bacon with a side of fresh cut fries.\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Image-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2014\/10\/Image-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you go to Fresh, make sure to try the \"chicken\" club wrap! It's my favourite thing on the menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<strong>Friday<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>You made it to Friday, which means you deserve to celebrate!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshrestaurants.ca\" target=\"_blank\"> Fresh Restaurants <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springrolls.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Spring Rolls Restaurants<\/a> all around the city offer 15% off to students (excluding specials). It\u2019s the perfect excuse to go out and celebrate the week, or catch up with friends you haven\u2019t seen all week.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSo these are my favourite student deals for U of T students!\u00a0 M<strong>any of them are great ways to save on basic things you need every day, while others just provide a way for you to still enjoy yourself on a student budget.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you know of any other deals I should include, leave them down below or tweet them to be at @Rachael_UofT.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIf there\u2019s one thing I still haven\u2019t mastered in my second year at U of T, it\u2019s the idea of having a \u201cstudent budget\u201d.\u00a0 I mean hypothetically I know going shoe shopping in Yorkville after class with my grocery money&hellip;\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/10\/20\/u-of-t-student-deals-discounts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;U of T Student Deals &amp; Discounts&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/10\/20\/u-of-t-student-deals-discounts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;U of T Student Deals &amp; Discounts&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7204,62,65,60,61,82],"tags":[12778,25500,25497,12779,12780,2350,12774,12775,12777,12776],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21926"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21935,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21926\/revisions\/21935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}