One of the biggest shocks when you start shopping for your own food at uni is just how expensive it can be – especially cheese, right? According to our yearly National Student Money Survey, students spend on average £92 a month on groceries alone – that’s more cash than they spend on anything else apart from rent! When it comes to food …

Sorting out your budget needs to be your first step. Your student loan is paid into your bank account in three instalments at the start of each term, so it might seem like you’ve loads of cash to splash in freshers’ week – but you haven’t. That money needs to last the whole term, so spend it wisely. Knowing how …