Be ‘Future Ready’: take control with these 9 life-changing money tools
From Monday 2 to Friday 6 March, it’s National Student Money Week, which is all about promoting lifelong money skills. This year’s theme: Future Ready: Money Skills for Success.
National Student Money Week 2026
Financial wellbeing skills last a lifetime, long after you graduate - which is why we’ve compiled nine life-changing money tools and quick links so you can be financially ‘Future Ready’.Whether it's making your money go further and getting all the funding you are entitled to or planning ahead with savings and being scam-aware, the resources below will help you develop money skills for success.
Budgeting:
1. Manage your money with budgeting spreadsheets, apps and hacks.2. Stay up to date with money-saving expert guides for students.
3. Check how much student finance you could get with the Student Finance England calculator.
Spending, credit and debt:
4. Understand and manage debt at university.5. Avoid common scams and protect your future.
6. Be clued up on Klarna; is it safe to buy now and pay later?
After you graduate:
7. Choose the best graduate bank accounts - get great deals, avoid fees8. Calculate your student loan repayment and understand what your student loan means
9. Learn how interest rates work, and how they impact you.
You can also get support from our Student Money Advice team, who offer specialist, impartial and confidential information, and advice about all aspects of student finance, such as budgeting, student loans, student funding and Financial Aid.