Managing your Money
In this section we’ll be bring you fortnightly articles on managing your money drawing on the StudentPunch team’s uni experiences. Our Money pages are currently supported by RBS MoneySense which provides impartial money management resources to students, school pupils, adults and families. You'll find 3 top tips from RBS MoneySense at the end of each of our articles.
Get in touch if there’s a particular area of money management you’d like more information on and we will endeavour to include it.
MoneySense For Students With RBS
| Hidden Expenses 2011 |
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Hopefully this article can open your eyes to some of the hidden expenses that are likely to appear in the coming months and years so you don’t end up cursing the bank statement when it comes through the door, living off Super Noodles for months on end whilst your fridge forgets what “real” food looks like.| Starting Out - Your First Budget |
It's just after fresher’s week and you've got everything planned - your classes, your lunch buddies, you've even sussed out your local supermarket, pub and may have your eye on the boy or girl next door.... But what about your finances - have you given a thought to them? The loan cheque is in, you might have started looking for a job, have some savings stashed away, Mum and Dad might still be helping out that little bit, but are you as prepared as you need to be? Well, we are here to help you bring things into order a bit and let you learn from our mistakes. |
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Weighing up your finances can be daunting but you can put your mind at ease by using our simple budget planner. Print out the page, pencil in your predicted income and expenditure to calculate your finances. Make sure your honest as if you’re not your just wasting your time. |
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Why not use the RBS budget calculator to help you. It might be just the thing you need to understand and manage your money this term. Check out the calculator here.
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"RBS MoneySense provides practical guidance, useful tips, tools and calculators to help you stay on top of your money. Since 1994, their national financial and business skills and information programme has helped over a million people manage their money more effectively."
