Budget Advice

If you need help to manage your money, whether it is a student loan, studentship, sponsorship or your own income then pop in to see the Money Doctors in the Hub.

We all know how easy it is to spend money and get a little carried away, only to find that we have run out of money before our next pay cheque or loan instalment. We have put together a budget sheet to try and help you monitor your money a little better - and hopefully make what money you have go a little further.

There are a number of budget sheets on the web that you can use for planning your finances.  Some of the sites also have tips on stretching your finances further - shopping tips etc. Please see the links below:

• http://www.studentmoney.org
• http://money.msn.co.uk/Student/Resources/BudgetCalculator/default.asp
• http://www.cccs.co.uk/budget/budget.aspx

Many of these calculators are per term - divide it by the number of weeks in the term to work out a weekly figure.