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Other places to find assistance on managing your money

Infoxchange: for a comprehensive list of community services in your area
Consumer affairs: to help you understand your rights if you are renting
Youth Central: for information on a variety youth services
Frontyard: for young people with financial and housing difficulties
RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) free furniture: for free furniture
Textbook exchange: for cheap school/text books.

Get a range of financial information to assist in your studies at RMIT.

Expenses

Find out how much you can expect to pay throughout the year, which includes:

cost of living estimates: how much money you will need
program fees: how much they are and when they are due
study related expenses: extra charges you will have to pay apart from program fees.

Income

Find out about:

finding work: how to get a job
Centrelink: paid benefits for students from the Australian Government.

Budgeting and saving

If you want to better manage your money and make it go further, get advice on:

budgeting: tools and tips
debt: how to prevent it and manage it
concessions: what they are worth and what you are eligible for
shopping smarter: how to save money on everyday purchases
scams: how to protect yourself and things to avoid.

Tax

Find out about tax and your responsibilities, like:

tax file numbers: who needs to apply for one and how to do it
submitting a tax return: who, where, when and how.

Financial assistance

RMIT offers other financial assistance for students, such as:

Need other information and advice?

Support for all students including: