{"id":2729,"date":"2022-08-15T09:22:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T08:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:48:47","slug":"blackbullion-money-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/2022\/08\/15\/blackbullion-money-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbullion: The Money-Smart Digital Tool for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Eventbrite-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Eventbrite-2.png 1440w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Eventbrite-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Eventbrite-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentsunion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/08\/Eventbrite-2-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>What is Blackbullion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackbullion is an online money-smart education tool that is&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;tailored for students and&nbsp;provides&nbsp;money skills for life.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Why should I use this service?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest worries you may face during your studies at University are your finances, such as your cost of living, spending, and sources of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackbullion has loads of videos, graphics and quizzes (some less than 3 minutes!) covering financial subjects designed to empower you to make more informed financial decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modules available include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Starting University <\/li><li>Savings <\/li><li>Budgeting<\/li><li>21-Day Money Bootcamp <\/li><li>International Students <\/li><li>Debt and Risk Management<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackbullion also run competitions throughout the academic year such as Money Confessions- where a Queen&#8217;s student won a \u00a350 prize! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>How to I sign up to use Blackbullion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a member of Queen\u2019s Students\u2019 Union, Blackbullion is completely free for you to use! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbullion.com\/register\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blackbullion.com\/register\">Set up your account <\/a>using your Queen&#8217;s email and select&nbsp;&#8216;Queen&#8217;s Students&#8217; Union&#8217; as your institution to access their wide range of online courses and tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also follow Blackbullion on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackbullion\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackbullion\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackbullion\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackbullion\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> for helpful hints and tricks to become money smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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