Let me tell you a secret: You do not need a million pounds. You need a cash cushion. What? Yes. We all think we're going to need a ton of money to do the things we want to do. But truth is, you ... Read more
Budgeting
Lifestyle Inflation: The Number 1 Thing You Need to Be Aware of When You Get Your First Job ☠
Lifestyle inflation is another name for the monster under your bed. 👾 Why? Because you never think it's there, and everyday it slowly creeps up closer to your pillow while you're sleeping. And then ... Read more
Online Only Banks: How to Use Tech to Make Budgeting 1000s Times Easier 💸
I believe online-only banks are the future. 🔥 These are banks that don’t have physical branches, that only exist as an app on your phone and are extremely intuitive and simple to use. You may know ... Read more
How to Stick to Your Budget with 3 Simple Tricks
Willpower. We all wish we had more of it. We all wish we had the willpower to stay away from junk food, to study 2 hours every single night and to never spend more than we should. But let's be ... Read more
How Peian from China Does her Budget
In today’s case study I’m interviewing Peian, who’s come all the way from China to study in Edinburgh. It's always interesting to see the perspective of an international student and the different ... Read more
How to Set a Budget in Less than 10 Minutes (I Challenge You!)
I challenge you to set your budget in less than 10 minutes. No seriously - once you finish reading this, I want you to grab a timer and set up your budget. If it takes more than 10 minutes, I will ... Read more
How Victoria from Glasgow Manages Her Money
I’m very excited to be bringing you Financially Mint’s first student case study! I’m hoping to be publishing these every week so students can compare and see how others deal with student life. The ... Read more
How Does the Student Loan Repayment Program work?
Student loans are a mystery to a lot of us. Not many know that this is the cheapest loan you’ll ever take out, and that 83% of students don’t ever pay their loan back off!!!! Crazy. So how does ... Read more
How to Pick The Best Student Bank Account
Banks love students. Right now you're probably borrowing money for university - that's fine. Banks are hoping your university education gets you a good job and encourages you to use more of their ... Read more
Don’t Want to Worry about Money in Uni? Here’s How
Your priority is study, not money. Yes, this website is all about managing your money in college. However, it’s true that your priority is not managing money, it’s studying your degree. The money ... Read more






