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Are you ready for the start of university? From loans to bursaries, discounts to freebies, Charmaine Cozier puts your questions to our expert panel on all things student finances. We hear from Jordan, Andrew, Phoebe, and Susan as we try to prepare you for higher education. Panel: David Thomson - Head of Operational Support - Student Loans Company Tom Allingham - Save the Student
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Rory Stewart and I grew up wanting to be a hero and I'm still fascinated by the ideas of heroism. |
| 0:09.0 | In my new series, I'm taking in the long sweep of history from Achilles to Zelensky and asking, what is a hero? |
| 0:16.0 | Simply doing your job, being a decent human being. |
| 0:20.0 | A true hero is someone who just kind of shines by |
| 0:23.1 | their own light and that light is to be recognised by others. The long history of heroism |
| 0:27.8 | with me, Rory Stewart. Listen on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. Welcome to Moneybox Live, the podcast about your money. |
| 0:39.9 | In this episode, we're looking at student finances. |
| 0:43.1 | What happens when the cost of living collides with the cost of studying? |
| 0:47.2 | Thousands of people will start university this year. |
| 0:50.0 | Many of them will be living away from home, managing day-to-day costs for the first time. |
| 0:54.5 | Let's hear from someone who's done that. |
| 0:56.5 | Hello, Jordan. You're a former student. What did you study? |
| 0:59.8 | I studied film studies at the University of South Wales. |
| 1:03.3 | When did you graduate? |
| 1:05.5 | Graduated 2017. |
| 1:08.0 | At university, you were responsible for your finances. How did that go? |
| 1:13.3 | In my first year, I didn't need to worry so much about it because my parents helped me out, but I messed up with my tenancy forms. I booked on to too long and it was obviously more expensive. |
| 1:27.4 | So I really had to step in and take care of it myself in my second and third year. |
| 1:31.2 | So you got a rent shortfall there? |
| 1:34.2 | Yeah, a big one. |
| 1:35.1 | Was that your biggest financial worry? |
| 1:38.1 | It was, yeah, because the other thing, socialising, etc., etc., that was my choice. |
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