Webchat Thursday 2pm: Student Finances with Alvin Hall
FinancialAdvice.co.uk is proud to present a live webchat with Alvin Hall this Thursday at 2pm. The webchat will take place here: www.financialadvice.co.uk/webchat.html. Alvin will be offering his expert advice to parents concerned about keeping their children's university budgets in the black.
The new university term really is just around the corner. If you have a child hoping to fly the nest and go to university, there's plenty to do between now and then, including helping them to sort their finances.
In fact, more and more new students are staying firmly in the nest while they study - 22% stayed put in 2006, up to 31 per cent last year. Just how confident are the next generation of students about keeping on top of their finances in this first year? Are they already planning to juggle work and studying to keep the bank balance topped up? We reveal the latest research findings in the show.
Unless your pride and joy is embarking on a maths scholarship to Oxbridge, working out the numbers to plan a spending budget can be a challenge, but is more important now than ever!
And let's be fair, it's been a while since you last studied and knew the costs of everything from tuition fees to a Pot Noodle and two pints of snakebite in the Student Union. That's why Britain's favourite independent finance expert Alvin Hall is hosting a live web chat designed to take the
mystery out student finance for you and your uni-bound youngsters.
Best known in the UK for his TV series Your Money or Your Life, for years Alvin's been making life easier for companies and individuals with his trademark plain speaking, easy to understand financial advice.
So whether you want to be able to help your son or daughter choose the best bank account, advise them about financial support or pass on lessons about money management, Alvin is the person to ask first. Just log on to the chat for friendly, expert counsel.
Independent financial expert Alvin Hall and Caroline Brady, head of student accounts for Lloyds TSB will be joining us live online at www.financialadvice.co.uk/webchat.html on Thursday 31st July at 2.00pm. You can visit the URL now to submit questions before the chat.
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