Going to college? – Here’s how to manage your money on the expensive journey ahead

Third level can be a challenge, that’s why it’s important to know there are financial supports available to you There are fantastic supports out there to help students navigate this exiting part of their life. Photo: Getty Whether it’s straight As (H1s as they’re now known) or a bare pass, it seems there’s a college course out there for everyone. Most of the 61,000 or so Leaving Cert students who have received their initial offers will now be weighing up how they’ll manage financially when they finally hit the “accept” button.

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