National Student Money Week 2022

National Student Money Week (NSMW) runs from Monday 21st - Sunday 27th February 2022.

NSMW is an annual campaign to publicise and highlight money advice and support students can access at their University. The theme for this year’s event is “Sustainable Spending”.

If you are experiencing difficulties with your finances and would like to talk to an adviser, please contact advice@su.plymouth.ac.uk. We can discuss managing your money, hardship grants, loans, funding, and anything else that may be causing you financial worry.
 

Resources
 

To mark NSMW, we've compiled a few useful resources that may help you manage your money and stretch that student budget.

• Save the Student
  
  Takeaway Tips: Check out these several short takeaways hacks and tips relating to student money including saving, budgeting, becoming eco, making money and more.
  83 Money Saving Tips: Save the Student share a comprehensive list of 83 practical ways to save money as a student, showing how easy it is to get discounts and freebies when you know where to look.

• UCAS
  
  Ten things you need to know about saving money whilst at university; from managing an overdraft, making the most of student deals to checking if you’re covered by your parents’ home insurance - these savvy tips will help you save money if you are living away from home.
   
• Money Saving Expert 
  
  Student Checklist: Check out these top tips on how to stretch your student loan
   

Wellbeing and accessing support
 

Everyone has mental health – sometimes good, sometimes not so good and when it comes to finances, they can cause some real anxieties and worries.

If you're experiencing distressing thoughts and feelings, there is help available at the University, take a look at the support you can access:

• Student Wellbeing Services