Apprenticeship programs are the ultimate university hack. Imagine getting paid, earning experience and completing a degree at the same time - and then having a job waiting for you once you end. ... Read more
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How to Make the Most of Your Maintenance Loan
The maintenance loan is never enough. It pains me to hear students I meet and friends tell me they’re having difficulty surviving on their maintenance loan. That they’re seriously struggling to ... Read more
Top Scholarships and Bursaries You Should Apply to Now
Bursaries and scholarships didn’t even cross my mind when I was applying to universities. ‘It’s for the clever ones’ ‘I’ll never get it anyway’. WRONG. You don’t have to be clever to get a ... Read more
How to Earn Money Freelancing in University
Freelancing is lit 🔥. I start freelancing at the age of 16. I lived in a tiny village outside Barcelona, couldn’t find a job and wanted to earn my own money. So I turned to the internet and found ... Read more
4 Things Every British Student Should Know About Tax
Tax is confusing. It sounds complicated, way too ‘adulty’ and something we think we don’t need to worry about now. Thing is, tax will always be in your life - so might as well start understanding it ... Read more
Online University: Is it For You?
I started studying online January, 2018. I enrolled into The Open University and I am currently studying a Business and Finance course. It takes up about 3 to 4 hours of my time per week, and the ... Read more
Experiment 8: Backpacking and Studying in South America
I'm back! You may have noticed a little less activity on social media and generally on Financially Mint in the last few months. Reason: the author (yes me) went a little crazy, decided to go ... Read more
What The F@%K are Travel Points?
Imagine travelling for free. Like full on free: no airplane and hotel costs. Wouldn’t it be pretty cool? Yes. Well it’s possible with travel points. It’s a huge thing in the US; there are entire ... Read more
7 Steps to Getting Your First Proper Job
It’s time. Time to get out into the real world for good. Time to earn the bucks for yourself. Time to get a job! It’s not as scary/boring/annoying as it sounds. In fact, getting started on the ... Read more
Simple Steps to Start a Business in University
So you want to be an entrepreneur in university. Yay! Building your own business in university is awesome - there are tons of opportunities, networks and tools to help you out. And if it fails, ... Read more
