National Student Money Week
This week is National Student Money Week and the theme chosen by the National Association of Student Money Advisers this year is "Where I live". Their website has a selection of resources to help students manage their rent and bills.
These include a cost of rent calculator which is an Excel spreadsheet which helps you to budget for rent and bills and a video on understanding your energy bills.
Budgeting
Budgeting is a skills everyone needs to understand and most of us have to do it ourselves. See the video below from the Money Charity on making a budget and using it to manage your money.
Other websites which you may useful (but note some take payment from advertising) are
Save the Student website was started by a student and has been developed as a student money guide since he left.
The Money Charity has a student guide which you can download for free (or pay to order).
Nationwide (other Building Societies are available and we are not giving Nationwide any endorsement by linking to this!) has an educational game for 16+ based on a spy mission which aims to teach about finance - interesting as an e-learning tool if nothing else. They also have other budgeting games for younger ages. ESOL or Inclusive learning students may find these useful (eg. shopping to a shopping list within a budget).
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