Loan Day Millionaire Calculator
How long the maintenance loan lasts after rent, food, transport, subscriptions, nights out and takeaways.
Main toolWill your loan survive the term?
Put in the real numbers. The calculator will do the emotional damage politely.
Loan Day Millionaire Calculator calculator
More quick money checks
Not every money question needs a lecture. Sometimes you just need the answer before you sign, spend or pretend the bank app is lying.
Can I Afford Rent This Month?
Checks rent against this month’s money, bills, food, travel and social spending before the tenancy panic begins.
Quick checkSalary After Uni Calculator
Turns £30k, £40k or £50k into actual take-home pay after tax, student loan, pension, rent and city costs.
Quick checkStudent Budget Calculator
Builds a weekly spending plan from loan, job income, rent, bills, food, transport, savings and social life.
Quick checkMeal Deal vs Meal Prep Calculator
Shows what you save when a £4 meal deal becomes meal prep a few days a week instead of every day.
Quick checkWorth adding after launch
Night out cost, takeaway tracker, subscription audit, overdraft danger, emergency fund and part-time hours calculators.
After the first waveThe “before I do something expensive” tools
Fast calculators for the money questions that usually happen five minutes before a bad decision.
Can I afford rent this month?
For when the room is cute but the price is acting suspicious.
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Can I afford rent this month?
For when the room is cute but the price is acting suspicious.
Left after costs£0
Rent share0%
VerdictChecking
Salary after uni
Because £30k on TikTok and £30k after deductions are not the same character.
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Salary after uni
Because £30k on TikTok and £30k after deductions are not the same character.
Monthly take-home£0
After rent/life£0
Reality ratingChecking
Student budget calculator
Turns the big scary number into a weekly amount you can actually live with.
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Student budget calculator
Turns the big scary number into a weekly amount you can actually live with.
Weekly spend£0
Monthly flex£0
VerdictChecking
Meal deal vs meal prep
Assumes a meal deal is £4. No judgement, just maths with a side of crisps.
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Meal deal vs meal prep
Assumes a meal deal is £4. No judgement, just maths with a side of crisps.
Meal deal total£0
Meal prep total£0
You save£0
Salary estimates use England/Wales-style Income Tax, employee National Insurance, and Plan 2/Plan 5 student loan thresholds for the 2026/27 tax year. Close enough for a reality check, not a payslip replacement.
Latest Breakdowns
Short posts for money news, student costs and “wait, what does this actually mean?” topics without making it sound like homework.
Today
Why your loan feels gone before the month starts
A plain-English breakdown of rent, fixed costs and why loan day confidence can disappear so quickly.
Tomorrow
£4 meal deals are not the villain, but the maths is annoying
A quick look at convenience spending and how much students can save without becoming a lunchbox influencer.
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Previous breakdowns
Older posts on salaries, rent, overdrafts, subscriptions, student bank accounts and other money stuff worth understanding.
Money lessons not taught in lessons
A free PDF plus a clean Excel budget template. Basically the money talk school skipped, minus the weird assembly energy.
- Make your loan last
- Budget without becoming boring
- Rent and fixed costs
- Salary after uni basics
- Meal deal vs meal prep maths
- Daily, weekly and monthly templates