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Our annual campaign, National Student Money Week, is returning for 2024! Given the ongoing cost of-living-crisis, we are focusing on supporting our fellow students around making the most out of money. We have written about our experiences with previous National Student Money Week campaigns and we will also introduce you to this year’s campaign.
National Student Money Week 2021: Expect the Unexpected
In our 2021 campaign, we shared our tips and tricks on how students could go about facing an unexpected financial situation, from scams and housing to emergency funds. We enjoyed collaborating with King’s Positive Peers to virtually talk about our themes on Instagram live. Not only were we sharing information with students, but we too learned a lot about how to best prepare ourselves for unforeseen situations that could significantly affect our financial and mental health.
National Student Money Week 2022: Sustainable Spending
Throughout our 2022 campaign, we shared various blog posts on themes ranging from banking and cryptocurrency. Given the rise of thedigital revolution, more people have been using new technologies such as online banking and cryptocurrency . By doing independent research, our Money Mentors sought to share some of the basic knowledge on these novel areas related to money. We enjoyed engaging with students on various money-related topics that are particularly relevant today!
National Student Money Week 2023: Navigating the numbers
2023 was our first National Student Money Week on campus after Covid! We were excited to be back on campus with our stalls, games, freebies, and best of all prizes! Not only were we on campus, but we were also posting regular money savvy content on our Instagram and blogs. We enjoyed asking students what their top money tip was and having these written on mini whiteboards that we shared on our Instagram.
National Student Money Week 2024: Less risk, more reward
This year, we are back on campus again, so drop by our stalls to play our games, win prizes and take away lots of free goodies! We will be there from 11am-3pm on the following days:
Monday 4th March
Bush House Arcade, Strand: Theme of the day – ‘Scams and frauds’.
Join the Met Police Fraud and Crypto Crime Prevention Team at our stall to learn how to protect yourself from fraud, and cybercrime
Tuesday 5th March
FWB Library Alcove, Waterloo: Theme of the day – ‘Money on your mind’.
Meet the Student Money Mentors on campus to have a conversation about mental wellbeing and how that links with money.
Wednesday 6th March
The Shed, Guy’s: Theme of the day – ‘Financial fitness’.
Find out how you can reduce your expenses and better save your money during the cost-of-living crisis. Learn more about tips for money management, planning for the unexpected and staying on a budget.
Thursday 7th March
Bush House Arcade, Strand: Theme of the day – ‘Extra support from King’s’.
Exhausted all other avenues and still need more financial support? Find out what support King’s offers and other funding opportunities.
Friday 8th March
Great Hall Foyer, Strand: Theme of the day – ‘Roundup’.
A roundup of the key takeaways from the week. If you missed the Money Mentors earlier on in the week, you can talk to them at their last in-person stall of the week.
And it doesn’t end there! We also have a workshop series where you can hear from the Money & Housing Advisors , as well as our ourselves, about the themes of the week more in-depth! Don’t miss out, register now on Eventbrite:
MONDAY 11TH MARCH, 12:30-13:30, Microsoft Teams
Theme of the workshop – ‘Scams and frauds.’
This workshop is specially delivered by the Met Police Fraud and Crypto Crime Prevention Team!
TUESDAY 12TH MARCH, 12:30-13:30, Microsoft Teams
Theme of the workshop – ‘Money on your mind’.
WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH, 12:30-13:30, Microsoft Teams
Theme of the workshop – ‘Financial fitness’.
THURSDAY 14TH MARCH, 12:30-13:30, Microsoft Teams
Theme of the day – ‘Extra support from King’s’.
Keep an eye on our Instagram, Twitter and Blog for further information on this fantastic campaign!
King’s Student Money Mentors
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The King’s Student Money Mentors blog shares our students’ personal experiences and thoughts on money-related topics. Any reference, opinions or recommendations on a particular company/brand are only the views of the student(s) who wrote the blog post. King’s College London, the Money & Housing Advice service and the Money Mentor project do not share the views in the blogs nor endorse any of the companies mentioned. Readers should conduct their own research before using any companies mentioned in our blog posts.