‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university
From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those beginning to study Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by freebies The best student deals and discounts An insider’s tips on student money We asked students, and recent graduates, to tell us about the biggest financial shock they had when they started university, and what advice they had for freshers. Continue reading...
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- 19 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC
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- Kingsley Driscoll
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- Student finance
From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those beginning to study Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by freebies The best student deals and discounts An insider’s tips on student money We asked students, and recent graduates, to tell us about the biggest financial shock they had when they started university, and what advice they had for freshers. Continue reading...
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‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university
From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those beginning to study Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by freebies The best student deals and discounts An insider’s tips on student money We asked students, and recent graduates, to tell us about the biggest financial shock they had when they started university, and what advice they had for freshers. Continue reading...
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‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university
From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those beginning to study We asked students, and recent graduates, to tell us about the biggest financial shock they had when they started university, and what advice they had for freshers. Continue reading...
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