Students life can get expensive very quickly. But don’t worry as you are a student and there are several ways to save the money. It comes with its perks. There are student discounts available on transport, movies, events, museums, food, applications, banks, online shopping, etc.
You just need to your student ID to avail these student discounts. Don’t forget to carry it always.
Amazon Prime Student
As a student you can get one year free Amazon Prime student membership if you have a valid student e-mail address. You can cancel your membership just after activating it, so you will not be charged after one year. Nevertheless, after the free membership you will get a 50% discount on your Amazon Prime Students account.
Entertainment
You can avail a student discount in movies, events, sports events and museums.
In theaters like CineStar and IMAX, you can always ask for student discounts while booking the ticket and in some theaters, they have fixed days for the student discounts. Don’t forget to get the free Cinestar card in which you can collect points for all movies. You might get a free ticket once you reach a certain limit. Sometimes, O2 also offers Kino Tuesdays, through which you get 2 tickets for one price.
Museums
If you are really into history, just Berlin alone has 170 museums. You can get a museum card for all public museums worth 25 euros and it is valid for one year and you can go as many times as you want. Even if you travel outside Germany, while entering museums or dom/cathedral, just ask for student discount. Every place has a discount of minimum 1-2 euros.
Here’s the link for Berlin museum info portal: https://www.smb.museum/home.html
Urban Sports Club
As a student you can get a 10€ discount a month on your
Urban Sports Club (USC) membership. You just need to send them you “Immatrikulationsbescheinigung” after getting one of their memberships and they will reduce your monthly fee. You can cancel your membership any time and if you register through
this link you will also get a 30€ discount on your third month.
Free German bank accounts for students
There are many banks in Germany which provide a free bank account for students for example 1822direkt. It is free for students from 18 to 26 and you get 75€ for opening an account. You can check the comparison of bank accounts in this link and find more (free) German bank accounts.
… and get even more student discounts with the ISIC Card