Cooking pizza on an iron and 10 other ingenious hacks students are using to survive freshers' week

What do you do when you’re young, broke and time-rich? Get creative, of course

Students are keeping their crockery clean with sheets of clingfilm

14 September 2015

As many students move away from home for the first time to embark on their first year of university, one thing is likely to be on their mind: how can I save my money?

Already, students are finding ingenious ways to keep costs down, sharing pictures of their cunning life hacks on Reddit.

Many of the tips involve recycling household items, using simple engineering skills to create functional amenities.

So if you’re heading off to uni and want to make it through freshers' week without dipping into your overdraft, here’s a few handy tips to make it through halls with some cash left over

One student shared this tip of cooking a slice of pizza with an iron and a hairdryer (warning: don't try this at home)

(Picture: Reddit)

No more washing your hair under the tap... a punctured 7up bottle makes a perfect showerhead replacement

(Picture: Reddit)

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Forgotten your pizza cutter? A ruler attached to a tin can lid is just as good

(Picture: Reddit)

Student parties can get out of hand… here’s how to replace a destroyed sofa seat so no one has to sit on the floor.

Pro tip: put a throw over it before your landlord comes around for an inspection

(Picture: Reddit)

We’ve all been here, right? Black nail polish will disguise tatty holes in your socks

(Picture: Reddit)

Can’t be bothered to wait for the pan to boil? Cook pasta in your kettle instead

Picture: Reddit

...And then cut down on your washing up by laying a sheet of clingfilm on your plate

(Picture: Reddit)

One student made a dustbin using an upside down stool

Picture: Reddit

Make the summer last one more weekend with a shopping trolley turned barbecue

Picture: Reddit

...And for the budding Tim Cook: a pair of speakers fashioned from two empty milk bottles

Picture: Reddit

But if you really want to impress your guests, pull out the emergency glassware… made from a plastic Sprite bottle of coure

(Picture: Reddit)

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One student shared this tip of cooking a slice of pizza with an iron and a hairdryer (warning: don't try this at home)

No more washing your hair under the tap... a punctured 7up bottle makes a perfect showerhead replacement

Forgotten your pizza cutter? A ruler attached to a tin can lid is just as good

Student parties can get out of hand… here’s how to replace a destroyed sofa seat so no one has to sit on the floor.

Pro tip: put a throw over it before your landlord comes around for an inspection

We’ve all been here, right? Black nail polish will disguise tatty holes in your socks

Can’t be bothered to wait for the pan to boil? Cook pasta in your kettle instead

...And then cut down on your washing up by laying a sheet of clingfilm on your plate

One student made a dustbin using an upside down stool

Make the summer last one more weekend with a shopping trolley turned barbecue

...And for the budding Tim Cook: a pair of speakers fashioned from two empty milk bottles

But if you really want to impress your guests, pull out the emergency glassware… made from a plastic Sprite bottle of coure