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Starting salaries: the low down

alext — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:22:01 +0100

Money talks. Specifically, it tempts you towards certain jobs rather than others. Investment banking over teaching. Engineering over journalism.

The gift of giving - on a shoestring

madali83 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:28:31 +0100

It’s almost the end of term, and for once you’ve just enough money to see you through.

Money – the great vanishing act

ppb1987 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:22:17 +0100

Nothing goes as far or stretches itself as thinly as the student loan. Yet every term, there it is: that feeling of impending doom in our stomachs when the overdraft limit gets too close for comfort.

Best student bank accounts

Kate — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:59:56 +0100

The big banks are trying their hardest to get you to open student accounts with them at the moment.

You and your credit rating

alext — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:38 +0100

Your credit rating. A mysterious concept indeed, and one that produces a vague sense of unease: am I ruining it right now? Does it really matter if I am? And what the bejesus is it anyway?

Booking cheap holidays

editor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:16 +0100

It’s that time of year when the world and his dog seem to be flying off to exotic locations and returning bronze tans and smug grins. What is the cash-strapped, desperately pale student to do?

Tax for students explained

alext — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:25:32 +0100

Student tax information

How to save money on holiday

Kate — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:17:04 +0100

The phrase ‘how to save money on holiday’ is a not a joyful one.

Avoiding cash crises in a shared house

Blondie — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:50:52 +0100

Moving from halls into shared housing’s got a lot going for it. The ability to choose your housemates, not least, and with a little luck a far more favourable shower-to-person ratio.

Comment: does the credit crunch affect students?

Neil Munroe — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:17:38 +0100

This time last year, no one predicted the credit crunch and there is little evidence of how it will really pan out for the rest of the year. However, property prices have fallen by 2.5% and thousands of homeowners face falling into negative equity or huge rises in their monthly repayments as fixed rate mortgage terms come to an end this year.