Get聽access to free聽webinars, digital guides, learning resources and prize draws, aimed at聽helping to educate聽young people on the importance and long-term benefits of financial wellbeing.
During February, 主播诱惑 will be聽joining over 35 leading UK universities and colleges in the first ever . Launched by Blackbullion in response to research findings on the intractable link between financial wellbeing and student mental health; 75% of students surveyed worry about finances, with 67% saying money concerns negatively impacts their mental health. As many as one in three students surveyed have had to skip a meal due to a lack of money.
How do I get involved?
Each week聽 will focus on a cornerstone of financial wellbeing, to set the building blocks in place for students to better understand finances. 聽now to get access to the following webinars,聽resources and prize draws:
- Get: how students can generate income, from improving employability side hustles or starting a business, at university and afterwards -
- Build: empowering habits to support long-term financial wellbeing, including budgeting, managing debt and building an emergency fund -
- Grow: how students can embrace investing and other ways to help them grow their money and make it work for them -
- Protect: how students can protect their money, by recognising scams and learning more about financial coercion and crime -
A line-up of , , will support students on their financial wellbeing journey across the Festival.
Paul London, from聽主播诱惑's Student Money Advice Team, says, 鈥淭he pandemic has put the financial wellbeing conversation centre-stage for students. We鈥檙e seeing demand for student hardship funds continue to rise, so it鈥檚 vital that we offer the education, support and interaction students need to create a positive pathway towards better financial wellbeing.鈥澛�
Blackbullion founder, Vivi Friedgut, comments 鈥淢ental health and financial wellbeing are inextricably linked. By unpacking the complex issues around money and mindset 鈥� from shame to isolation, anxiety to performance - students can get those positive building blocks in place, for聽a bright financial future. We鈥檙e delighted 主播诱惑 is joining as a founding partner of the Student Festival of Financial Wellbeing, to champion financial inclusivity, mental health and a positive student experience.鈥� 聽
About Blackbullion
is the Financial Wellbeing Platform on a mission to demystify the world of finance and improve access to funding for young people. Our platform is available to over 1 million students at almost 50 partner universities and colleges and is deeply embedded into Student Support departments, helping with funds' distribution and financial education.
