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Katie Evans guides freshers through the trials and pitfalls of funding your course – as well as your social life
Money matters
Helping out: what parents doFinancially savvy Lydia Nicholas, studying economics, money, banking and finance at the University of the West of England, decided to live at home free, and her parents paid her fees until the lure of university life got the better of her and she moved out. Now her parents pay her rent of £4,500 a year and she has a loan for the fees.
Inside Finances
Reduce your rent by heading northwards
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
If accommodation costs are putting you off a course, look at a different region
Budget clinic: learn to control your spending
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Student finance expert Gwenda Thomas dispenses some hard-hitting advice to graduates
Get the best deal from your banking provider
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Bank wisely, and graduate without a huge debt
Bursaries: what you're entitled to at university
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
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Vouch for your financial future by clipping some coupons
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Take advantage of the many codes available for online discounts to keep your finances in check
Student finance: find an account that works for you
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Cosima Canneti: Don’t be swayed by freebies, go for a bank that offers the best overdraft deal
London 'most cost-effective city for students'
Monday, 16 August 2010
London is the most cost-effective UK city in which to study, an annual student poll suggested today.
Take the heartache out of university by balancing your budget in advance
Monday, 16 August 2010
Financial planning is critical to surviving the tough economic environment
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