Over the past two years university student Erin has been giving Martin Lewis a run for his money when it comes to hunting down the best hacks, tips and tricks to save cash and earn money.
The 21-year-old has seen Oasis for free; earned tickets to race days; made money from selling secondhand clothes (£200 in one weekend alone); and enjoyed cut-price treats with friends.
On Thursday, tens of thousands of young people found out if they had achieved the grades for the course of their choice. Now, as they celebrate, or hurriedly activate, their plan B, the day-to-day costs of student life probably aren’t uppermost in their mind. But perhaps they should be: research from Nationwide Building Society reveals that money mistakes dominate students’ list of regrets.
From failing to budget and track spending properly, overspending on nights out and relying too heavily on their overdraft, to blowing their entire student loan payment in the first few weeks, six of the top seven mistakes students have made are related to money.
