National Student Money Week starts next Monday and we have lots going on! The theme this year is ‘Where I Live’ so we’ll be helping you save on accommodation and spend less around the city. Take a look at our calendar of events below: …
Congrats to Jessica – our Money Skills Workshop Winner for Semester 1! For your chance to be our Winner for Semester 2 and bag a £25 Amazon voucher, come along to one of our Money Skills workshops. Our range of workshops covers how to budget…
Whether Christmas for you will be here in Sheffield or back home with your folks, you’ll be wanting to wind down from uni stress, catch up with old mates and get into the full festive swing. Here’s how you can enjoy the Christmas craic without…
It’s December which means it’s basically Christmas. There’s no escaping now, the trees are going up, the decorations hung and somewhere Santa is prepping the reindeer. That’s right, Santa is real and don’t you tell me any different. In the final lead up, we have…
Blackbullion are launching their biggest annual competition of the year to find the Money Smartest University in the UK. The university with the highest score on the leaderboard will receive the title of Money Smartest University of 2017 and wins a photo booth to use…
Being financially secure is a long-term thing. There are loads of things you can do in the short term to save money: stop buying coffees; cut down on buying name brands at the supermarket; sell your unwanted goods. But I want to talk about the…
If you care, unpaid, for someone who because of illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without your support, you’re a carer. As part of Carers Rights Day, we’re running an event for Carers at Virgin Money Lounge (11am – 1pm) where…
This week we thought we’d check out how your budgeting skills are coming along. For those of you that have managed to follow and stick to a budget, that’s great no doubt you will be feeling less stressed about your money worries. For those of…
Here at Money Skills, we think it’s never too early to talk all things “Christmas”. And that’s not just because we’re partial to a string of fairy lights and a mince pie, but because it also makes financial sense. The sooner you think about Cxxxxxxxx,…
Now that the clocks have gone back, the ghosts have disappeared, and the fireworks have fizzled out, the new season is definitely upon us. With the dark nights and cold weather come bigger appetites and cravings for comfort food. Avoid the bad habits (and takeaway…