With money tight and the holiday’s approaching, the question is: How will you afford all those lavish gifts? Chris Eccles of Employment for Students tells you how to use credit cards and make money!
It’s the end of summer, the school run is back in full swing and you’ve proved that the last three years weren’t in vain - you’ve graduated.Now comes the difficult bit – finding a job! The last few years have seen you using your student loan like a never-ending cash machine, but finally it’s time to get a job and start paying off your student loan.
Working long hours for minimum wage in hot sweaty bars and soul-destroying call centres could be a thing of the past for students needing to support themselves
To qualify for student finance, you and your course must be 'eligible'. This means you must meet certain conditions, for example, concerning where you normally live and whether you've studied before.