6 smart tips for saving money on textbooks
It’s Book Month on the INTO Higher blog, so we’ve asked guest expert, David Ellis of Student Money Saver, to share some thrifty tips on how to find cheap textbooks… They’re too much money and...
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Self-sufficiency: 5 tips for looking after yourself when you’re sick
Self-sufficiency while studying abroad is about more than being able to manage your money or make the perfect mac n’ cheese. It’s also about being able to cope when the...
Fashion focus: the 7 best street style blogs from around the world
Studying abroad isn’t just about…studying. We know you’re interested in looking glam too! So we’ve asked INTO’s Kate Standing to round up the best street fashion blogs around – and because we love...
CV Boosters (part 2): How to make your CV stand out from the pile
In the second part of our CV Boosters series, we ask our resident INTO HR expert, Carol Dartnell, for her tips on how to make your CV stand out from...
10 ways to have fun for free
If you’re a student then you’re probably on a budget. But the question is – are you going to let that stop you from having a good time? We hope...
Top tips for food shopping on a student budget
Sick of cheap cardboard pizza yet? Still convincing yourself that microwave chips count as part of your daily vegetable allowance (well, they’re made of potatoes, aren’t they)? When you’re ay...
Smart student savings for the January slump
The Christmas break is over and it’s the start of an exciting new year for university students. However, after the period of celebrations and costs such as parties, gifts, Christmas dinner,...
How to enjoy Christmas on a budget
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, winter is a great time to get together with friends and family and enjoy yourselves. It can also be an expensive time of year,...
Taste Test: 6 classic British dishes
British cuisine is a strange and mysterious thing to many international students. Why do Brits eat Yorkshire “pudding” as part of a main course? What’s a “banger”? And is there...
How to haggle in China…with confidence
We’re chuffed that INTO China has made it into the top 10 of Abroad101’s best short-term programmes – and better still, it was voted for by students! The award, from...
