money

…about jobs for the boys! Having been incredibly organised and making a spreadsheet of my finances, it turned out I have an alarming minus £4.19 disposable income per week (result: misery). Moving out of catered halls and into a house requires this kind of responsible planning to ensure participation in...

As Impact News recently reported, the average student will have drained their bank account by the time they reach the two-month mark. This fact will leave many shaking their heads in disapproval and putting this down entirely to the stereotypical financial irresponsibility of the student, but if we compare...

Freshers will have spent their entire loan within a matter of a few weeks of arriving at university, with 93% being left out of pocket by December, a recent study has revealed. It has also been disclosed that nearly half of the first instalment of student loans is spent by...

Following our recent story that revealed that 36% of students were taking to online platforms, particularly webcam work, to help fund their university lifestyles, Impact chatted with Miss AnniKa, owner of webcam work provider Flirty Work, about this new student job phenomenon. What does webcam work consist of? Flirty Work includes flirting with...

Nottingham is the third most cost-effective student city in the country according to the 2015 Student Living Index. Undertaken by NatWest, the Student Living Index is a survey monitoring spending habits and the cost of living for students in 25 university cities. According to the statistics, Nottingham has moved...

Coming to university is a big milestone. Whether you’re a home student, an international student, a postgraduate or a mature student, you are undoubtedly going to learn more about yourself and about others very quickly in the first few weeks of term. So here’s a quick list answering the...

Becoming a Fresher is most students’ first real taste of freedom and widely recognised to be the best week of your life. So it’s no wonder that we have high expectations for university life as a Fresher. However, many returning students will have a more cynical outlook on Freshers’...