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Sasi campaign to improve financial literacy

Last week the SA Savings Institute (Sasi) kicked off its annual financial literacy campaign to help students manage their personal finances better.

The organisation’s effort piggy-backed on national savings month, a month-long corporate-driven initiative to increase awareness of the need to save across all sectors of society. Old[...]

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Making practical business sense

UNISA’s second-running EMSSA (Economics & Management Sciences Students’ Association) student business initiative challenge (SBIC) took place last month with the same vigour and ambition as last year’s.

FMCampus was there to ensure that this year’s event equalled, if not bettered the previous event which was held in August 2009.[...]

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The real costs behind education

Each year countless matriculants set their sights on tertiary study with very little knowledge of the real costs involved. Understanding the incidental costs of your studies would give you a better idea of how to budget for them, and how much financial aid to apply for.

We have[...]

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Getting smart about your money

Did you ever try to save money for a bike when you were a kid? Did you do odd jobs and diligently put pocket money away until the bicycle was yours?

When you’re at university, not much changes. Most students are saving for something – a car, an overseas[...]