Ways to save money

There are plenty of ways that you can save money as a student. For starters, make sure you take full advantage of student discounts. There is never any harm in asking if a shop or service offers special deals for students. There are ways you can make small savings in almost every aspect of your life. We've divided our tips and links to student deals into six sections:

House and utilities - getting the best deals on telephones and energy bills
Food - shopping, cooking and saving
Travel - information on student bus saver and rail cards
Health and wellbeing - saving tips on health services, gym memberships and haircuts
Shopping - where to find good deals
Activities - free things to do in and around Brighton

Student parents

For more information about what support might be available to you as a student with children have a look StudentParents.org.

International students

UKCISA, The UK Council for International Student Affairs, Brightside, and overseas students have joined forces to build a useful budget tool to help international students work out how much money they need to study in the UK http://international.studentcalculator.org.uk/

More money-saving advice

The Money Advice Service has advice on how you can you can save by making a few simple cuts. Visit The Money Advice Service

Take a look at the range of leaflets, 'how to' guides and helpful videos endorsed by NASMA, The National Association of Student Money Advisers.