Close up of hands holding a credit card and typing into a laptop
Close up of hands holding a credit card and typing into a laptop As part of UCL's National Student Money Week, the Money Charity led a workshop delving into the intricacies of personal finance and how students can navigate their paths to financial wellbeing. History student Edward Disken shares what he learned. "What's your money personality?" . This was the central question at the workshop hosted by The Money Charity's Rebecca Mable. Over one hour, students were given tried-and-tested trappings of student financial advice - budgeting, evaluating options and managing credit. However, the session delved deeper into why we spend the way we do and how these habits affect our financial wellbeing. Shunning catch-all, judgemental prescriptions about how students spend money and instead recognising diverse needs, attendees were left with a more flexible and applicable approach to improving finances.
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