Before diving in and splashing out £40 on a course textbook you’re only going to use for a year, it’s now well worth checking out the web and seeing if you can get it as an online “preview”, for free. Besides saving money, you can also save a load of time, frustration and library fines [...]
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Unless you are living at home whilst at university, you will be living in shared quarters for most of the time (starting with halls). When it comes to sharing a kitchen, bathroom and being faced with general household chores, it’s important to figure out a way of dividing responsibility. This step will make it easier [...]
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University Clearing – matching student applicants with vacancies Clearing is managed by UCAS and is used by applicants who have not managed to secure a place at university or college for the current year by not meeting their offer’s grades. Clearing begins in August and it can help people to find suitable vacancies on higher [...]
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Here are all of the major job sites which are either specifically for student part-time jobs or are likely to be relevant and flexible for students at university. If you are looking to get a job at a particular company (eg. Sainsbury’s, Primark, HMV) it’s probably best to go to their website and apply directly. [...]
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Finding a part-time job is the quest of the majority of students at university. It is generally the best way to fund your education and your student life, simply because a job provides a relatively stable income. It’s a case of you selling your time for money, hopefully on a regular basis. Other ways of [...]
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Looking after your money is just as important as making, saving and spending it. Student finance is an ever-growing concern for many students. You are likely to have never been in a situation where you are fully responsible for your own money decisions. Do you do the weekly food shop at home? Pay rent? Deal [...]
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Managing a budget is not as hard or even as depressing as it sounds. The difficult part comes first, with making the initial commitment to live and stick to your new student budget. If you get that far, the future’s bright. What is a Budget? A budget is just a written plan specifically focused towards [...]
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Looking for the money tree? Despite what they say, it’s out there alright. Having a high-interest savings account earns you money on any spare cash you may have. Many students try and save up a bit of money for university by getting a part-time job. You may even be lucky enough to get a few [...]
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If you’re going on holiday this summer make sure you’re getting the best exchange rate whilst getting easy access to foreign cash abroad. You’ll be able to spend more at the end of the day! The best card, by-far, to get is Nationwide’s FlexAccount Visa debit card. This is what I have used when travelling around [...]
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We’re in an age of consumerism, and today you have more power as a consumer than ever. Today you have the ability to make informed choices as to where to put your hard earned money. Firstly, it’s becoming widely accepted that shopping online is often cheaper than the high street. A shopping comparison site makes [...]
