Student Finance

Credit Monitoring Services

2005-10-06T18:27:05-08:00

Credit monitoring is becoming an ever important issue with the rise, and rise of identify theft. I have written an entry about credit monitoring services over at PFJournal.com. Take a look!

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Suitable Investments For Students?

2005-09-08T21:59:33-08:00

"You need money to make money"... that's the famous saying isn't it? Well, I have decided to focus on suitable investments for students - assuming that the student does not already have a large amount of assets and is investing in small amounts.

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Student Debts In Australia "Not Overwhelming"

2005-09-07T22:30:48-08:00

Australia's education minister, Brendan Nelson, has denied the view that HECS debts (Australia's student loan system) has overwhelmed university students as they enter the workforce after university.

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Rich Dad, Poor Dad

2005-09-07T22:14:50-08:00

I've written a short Rich Dad Poor Dad Book Review over at PFJournal.com. Head over and take a look. I really enjoyed this book when I first read it and will probably re-read it again soon (after exams next month).

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Australia Exports Education

2005-09-07T22:11:42-08:00

I was searching Google News for something to post about and to my surprise I found an interesting article HERE stating that Australia's higher education industry is now Australia's 4th largest export. And it's growing at 15% per annum. Ofcoarse, as India and China boom Australia will surely cash-in on ...

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Budgeting Tips For Students

2005-09-04T03:52:46-08:00

Being a student, I know how difficult it is to earn enough to get by. I also know that allocating your money is tough. That's why I have prepared 3 simple budgeting tips for students.

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A Sign Of Our Times

2005-09-03T20:59:00-08:00

Scotsman.com has a news report about the rise of young scots choosing to study degrees online, as opposed to attending university (college) due to the rising cost of higher education. A bit concerning. Do you really get the same level of quality education online as you do in real life ...

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Students Need To Manage Their Finances Today

2005-08-30T17:36:34-08:00

There is a great article here about the need for students to not put all of their focus on investing in their future (through higher education) and manage their finances today.

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Saving For College

2005-08-26T04:40:26-08:00

Just read a great post on the "Naked Picks" blog here at PFBlog.com titled How To Save For College. It is pitched more towards parents aiming to provide for their children by the time they are of college age, but an interesting read for current college/university students anyway.

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The Opportunity Cost Of Being A Student

2005-08-26T04:36:00-08:00

Being a full-time university student, not only do I get myself into a hefty HECS debt aswell as paying for university fees and course textbooks, but I also have to sacrifice the income I could earn from working fulltime as opposed to studying fulltime.

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Welcome to the Student Finance Blog

2005-08-25T17:23:05-08:00

Hi, my name is Tim and I am the author of the new Student Finance blog at PFBlog.com! I'm a 21yo full-time university student, that lives away from home (independently) aswell as being self-employed. All this means that I struggle to keep my head above water finance wise (which uni ...

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