Tag Archives: money
Fare Is Fair – How to get the lowest price for your rail travel
A survey of over 700 university students in the UK found that 99% overestimated the lowest possible price of a single ticket between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.* How often do you see low priced tickets though? I did loads … Continue reading
Yet More Money Saving Tips
Not content with my previous posts on saving money, here are some more tips to get stuck into when trying to survive on a student budget: Shopping & Eating Cut down on convenience food – I’m not talking about ready … Continue reading
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Student loans & broke graduates
I’m amazed at news that around a third of graduates who took out student loans are still not paying them back. The payback threshold is £15,000. So there are around 400,000 graduates out there with loans, earning less than £15,000 … Continue reading
TheUniversityBlog a year ago: October 2007
Welcome to October. Hopefully most of you are happily settling in to the new academic year. You lucky things! October last year was a busy month on TheUniversityBlog. I covered homesickness, conversation, employment, and money, among other things. Here’s my … Continue reading
