Posts By Adam G

As a recent graduate, I know all too well the luxuries and hardships of student life. So much free time yet up all night frantically finishing an essay; long sought after independence yet cooking and cleaning are completely alien notions. And perhaps most of all, FREE MONEY yet… SKINT. University could full well be the best time of your life, but wouldn’t it be better if there was just a little less scrimping and saving involved? If you had a few extra pennies ...

Best Hotel and Hostel Websites for Students Other than transportation, accommodation will have the biggest impact on how much you spend when you’re travelling. So if you’re travelling for a long time, it’s important to find cheap, clean and comfortable accommodation to stay in. Despite what many people think, it’s not actually that difficult to combine all those elements and find budget accommodation which is easy on your wallet. If you’ve never stayed in a ...

Top 3 Supermarkets for Students 2013! When it comes to student living, there’s one thing that can be harder than anything to budget on but save you the most money in the long run, food shopping. We’ve all been there, anxiously loitering around the cheese aisle wondering whether to splash on a tasty chunk of brie or just place it safe and go for the big block of cheddar. Some questions in life have never been harder and when you’re a student living on a budget, ...

Top 3 Student Travel Agents 2013 Travelling as a student is one of the best experiences you’ll ever enjoy in your life and right now you are in the best position to sample all that life has to offer. Later, after Uni, you might find it much harder to find the time and the money to go travelling. You might find yourself with a steady job, or that all your friends are too busy to come travelling with you. If you don’t take the opportunity to travel now, you’ll ...

Getting a Part Time Job as a Student Life as a student is hard enough, living on a limited budget and having to juggle studying with socializing and everything else. However if you can manage it, getting a part time job at Uni will provide you with an additional source of income that will come in very handy in the long run. For some students, getting a part time job won’t be an option, it will be a necessity. If you’re in that boat then you’ll be able to use ...

One of the single biggest expenses for students is books. Books maybe a burden on your bag into Uni but they can be an even bigger burden on your bank balance, so we’ve come up with a guide to the best and cheapest book retailers online and offline. Hopefully it will help you find the cheapest book retailers available and get through your degree without having to take out another loan! There are a number of ways of cutting the costs when it comes to buying ...

Student Accommodation Guide  Welcome to StudentMoney.co.uk’s accommodation guide.  On this page, we’ll list a number of useful articles and guides for freshers moving into halls or residents in addition for how to make the move to private residence in your first year. How Much Should you Pay? Halls of Residence vs. Private Housing in 1st Year Choosing Uni Accommodation Preparing for University and Moving in Buy Student Contents Insurance! Best ...

Where are the Best Areas to live in Student Towns? Deciding where to live anywhere can be one of the hardest things to figure out, but when you’re a student and you’re new to a town, it can be even more difficult. We’ve put together a guide to help you think about the important factors that might influence your decision when it comes to choosing where you want to live. More often than not, your first year of Uni will be in student halls, this can be in town or ...

Top 3 Workplacement and Internship Websites  Before you leave Uni, you’ll generally be obliged to find yourself an internship or work placement where you’ll be required to work for free in order to gain experience. This can be a great way of getting your foot in the door and discovering first-hand experience of what the working environment is really like. It’s really worthwhile investigating where you can work so you can get the most out of your internship. It ...

Top 3 Student Content Insurance Providers 2013 It’s easy as a student to forget about small matters such as contents insurance, in favour of going down to the local student union and getting very, very drunk, but in the long run you’ll thank yourself that you’ve taken it out. Student houses and halls of residence, unfortunately, are prime targets for thieves looking to make a quick buck. Your relaxed, laissez faire attitude and aversion to the police makes you ...