If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll talk about information in all shapes and sizes. We’ll talk about digital literacy. We’ll talk about AI and how to use it to advance your studies. We’ll talk about staying safe online. It’s a big subject and there’s a lot to think … 13 April 2026 – Handling Information 1: The Basics

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. Wendy Selebi is a financial coach, an author and a podcaster. Do read her book that she’s holding in the picture: I wish someone had told me. She used to work at one of the big banks, with a big job and a big salary. At 50, … 06 April 2026 – Managing Money 4: Build a Happy Retirement from Day 1

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. I know, I know, you see the heading above and you say to yourself, “I’m barely making ends meet and they want me to SAVE? Really?” Please keep reading. Let’s see if we can shift your view just a little bit. There are three levels of saving, or three … 30 March 2026 – Managing Money 3: Saving as the Key to Self-empowerment

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. How are you getting on with drawing up your budget and keeping track of expenses? I have an excel file on my computer named “My money”. It now runs from July 2014 till this month! (Before 2014 we didn’t have cloud storage, so those files are lost.) … 23 March 2026 – Managing Money 2: Good Debt, Bad Dept

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. You probably think you have so little, there’s no point in thinking about “managing” it. Only rich people do that, right? Wrong. Smart money principles will help you to stretch your money now, and if you manage it well, you will enter the working world without unmanageable debt, ready … 16 March 2026 – Managing Money 1: Make a Budget

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. In these first newsletters of the year, we are discussing the basic building blocks for finding order in your life, for the rest of your life. This is worth thinking through – it will make your life much easier and less stressful, so that you don’t end … 09 March 2026 – What to do First

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. We all find ourselves exclaiming about how time flies. Heavens, it’s March already! Here’s a comment from a first-year student a few years ago: “The majority of students complain about time and we are the ones who always misuse ‘this little time’ we have by sitting around … 02 March 2026 – Getting Control of Time

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. The academic year has started. Classes are running. You’re getting the hang of what is where and how to get there. Other things have been sorted out, or are in process. Accommodation. Books. Food. So many things to pay attention to, much of it new, especially if you’re a … 23 February 2026 – Managing Time and Money

If you’d rather listen to this newsletter, click here. For some of you, this may be the first time that you have had to look after yourself when it comes to food. This can be very stressful, especially on a small budget. Here are some pointers from other students who have walked this road: Try to eat … 16 February 2026 – Feeding Yourself on a Small Budget