Nine signs you need to start getting your shit together

Students have a reputation for being broke AF and struggling at the whole “being an adult” thing, so you don’t have to feel bad if you fit the stereotype. But there’s always that one friend who seems to struggle just a bit more and never learn from mistakes. But it doesn’t have to be that way – if you’ve adopted the “My life is a mess” persona, it can be turned around. If any of these signs sound familiar, it might be time to start getting your shit together.

You’ve had to borrow money from your parents

You’re no stranger to being poor AF. If you’ve never thought about adopting a financial plan, now is the time. Maybe you’re paying rent that is way out of your price range or your travel habits are putting you in debt. Be realistic about what you can afford and what you can’t – that way, you can avoid the awkward convo with your parents asking for money.

You’ve locked your keys inside your house (more than a few times)

Did you learn your lesson the first time? Nope! Instead, you’ll continue to pay a locksmith to let you in or resort to climbing through the window.

You need 10 alarms to wake you up in the morning

If you’ve got one alarm after the other in 10 minute intervals, you’re doing it wrong. Start going to bed earlier and get in the habit of waking up early every day – even on your days off.

You’ve lost your wallet/phone/other valuables multiple times

Dealing with the aftermath of this is not fun – chasing up banks to cancel your cards, re-ordering cards or blocking your phone plan is a pain in the arse. And much like the other silly life mistakes, it’ll end up costing you. It might be time to get a more secure bag.

You try to keep your grocery bill under $20

…which will basically will get you nothing. Or just a lot of packets of ramen. You’ll buy the bare essentials and then resort to stealing food from your roommates, your workplace or uni (if you know where to look). If uni is hosting a $2 sausage sizzle, you’ll defs be there and you’ll no doubt go out of your way if it means getting free food.

You’re constantly running out of clothes to wear because you never do laundry

You’ve considered buying new underwear more than once just because you've run out of clean options. Instead of doing more regular washes, you’ll sift through the laundry basket to find clothing that isn’t too dirty that you can wear.

The only meal you know how to make is pasta

Spag bol, carbonara, mac n cheese, pesto pasta – your repertoire is vast.

Deliveroo is on your ‘Most used’ app suggestion

And you always seem to get the same Deliveroo guy who loves to acknowledge the awkward situation of you getting Deliveroo several times a week.

You always forget to reply to messages

When you’re too lazy to reply right away, you tell yourself you’ll do it later – then completely forget about it. You constantly have your phone on you, but constantly have to apologise for replying to texts days later.