The Most Expensive & Cheapest University Towns
September 8th, 2009
Money Central has a list of the 10 most expensive and 10 cheapest University towns.
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Students: Don’t Fall Into These Money Traps
September 2nd, 2009
It’ll soon be the start of the University year, and for those thousands of freshers without a simple grasp of how to keep hold of their money, here are 4 debt traps that students can easily fall into.
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Student Accounts Reviewed
August 16th, 2009
If you’re currently preparing for University and are wondering which student bank account to sign up to, it’s worth reading the best student account reviews from the Student Finance blog.
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Lazy Students: Earn £1,000 For Sleeping
August 4th, 2009
Here’s a tempting job offer for the average student who likes nothing more than staying in bed all day.
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Student Loans Getting Cheaper
January 21st, 2009
There’s some good news for graduates who have student loans taken out since 1998 – interest rates charged on the loans are dropping thanks to the recent Bank of England rate cuts.
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8 Money Tips For Students
August 30th, 2008
Students around the country will be looking forward to returning to university in the next few weeks, and although it’s been a few years since I went to uni, I thought I’d put together a few money tips for students.
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FSA Launches Finance Site For Young Adults
June 3rd, 2008
The UK financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a new website aimed at helping young adults (16-24) with their finances.
This site is aimed at 16-24 year olds, to help you better understand money issues. It is part of our National Strategy for Financial Capability, which
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Best Financial Move At University
April 24th, 2008
Plonkee recently replied to a meme on her best financial move in college – I chimed in in her comments, but I thought it was something worth expanding on here.
I was pretty fortunate that I was in one of the last university years who …
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Students of English: Save Money On Textbooks
January 14th, 2008
Here’s a neat little tip courtesy of Lifehacker, which probably only really relates to students of English Literature, but might also be of use to those who like a good read too.
Project Gutenburg is a website which publishes ebooks (books in Adobe PDF format) of texts which …
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Student Loans Get More Expensive: Should You Repay?
November 29th, 2007
We’ve discussed the decision to leave or pay off your student loans before, and although the answer generally used to be “it’s the cheapest debt you’ll ever get into, don’t repay it until you’re forced to”, things have changed recently.
The interest rate on student loans, which used to be …
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