Give Feedback
Review your last three expenses—identify one recurring cost you could reduce or share.
List all active subscriptions—are they useful and aligned with your student needs? Cancel or downgrade one.
Create a basic budget forecast for the next month—include fixed and flexible student expenses.
Set a weekly reminder to review your spending—even a five-minute check is enough.
Reallocate 10% of your discretionary budget to the most important priority this week.
Set a savings target for the semester—even a small reserve creates security.
When have you made your best financial decision as a student? What mindset or process helped you?
Think of a time when a budget limit forced creativity—what did you learn?
What’s one expense you tend to justify emotionally—does it deliver proportional value?
Reflect on when money delays caused stress—was it planning, communication, or access?
Are you clearer on costs than returns—or vice versa? How does that shape your choices?
What’s your typical reaction to unexpected money stress—freeze, cut, or reframe?
Categorize all current spend into must-have, nice-to-have, and waste—then act on one.
Create a one-page budget summary to share with a mentor—build transparency and alignment.
Ask someone with finance skills to review your budget plan for blind spots.
Build a scenario plan: what would you cut first if your budget dropped by 25%?
Run a “value for money” test: for each item, is the return clear and measurable?
Track every expense for 7 days—even the small ones—and reflect on patterns.
Ask a mentor: “Which part of my budget or spending habits would you worry about most?”
Present your budget summary to a peer and ask: “What’s missing or unclear to you?”
Ask a mentor: “Where do you think I’m overinvesting—or underinvesting—time or money?”
Share your budget choices with a peer—can they explain it back to you clearly?
Ask your group: “What’s one thing we spend money on that feels misaligned with priorities?”
Run a quick peer survey: “If you could reallocate 10% of my spend, where should it go?”
Reframe budgeting from “limiting what’s possible” to “fueling what matters most in my studies.”
Shift from “I can’t afford it” to “how could I afford it if it’s worth doing?”
Instead of cutting broadly, ask “what am I protecting with this spend?”
Recast money stress as a data point, not a verdict—what signals should you explore?
Replace “I always pay this” with “does this still serve my top priorities?”
Reframe finances from fear to clarity—what do I need to know to choose smartly?
Notice where spending often overruns—what habits or patterns cause it?
Track approval bottlenecks—does funding flow when and where it’s needed?
Watch how peers react in money talks—who avoids it, who engages, who dominates?
Monitor how money stress impacts morale—what do tight or generous budgets signal?
Check if peers know their budget limits—does lack of clarity cause caution or waste?
Review old funding proposals—were the best ones always chosen? If not, why not?
