• Students

    Is it Worth Borrowing Money to go Back to University

    Everyone is entitled to four years of government help towards further education in the UK. If you have already been to university then you will probably have used a grant or a student loan and you may have used three or four years of government help. This means that if you want to return, you may have to pay, whether you are doing post-graduate courses or another undergraduate course, if you have used up all of your years of help. Or you may be able to get just one year of help and have to find the money for the rest. You will not be able to get a student…

  • Loans

    Should I get a Loan to take my Children Abroad?

    There are many pressures on parents these days to teach their children certain things and to give them a wide range of experiences. Taking children abroad is one of these experiences that parents may feel that they should do with their children to help to give them a rounded experience of the world while they are growing up. However, foreign travel can be very expensive and so you may be tempted to take out a loan so that you can afford for them to go with you. Is worth getting a loan for a holiday? It is worth firstly thinking about whether it is worth getting a loan to pay…