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Owen Burek

@SaveTheStudent

Owen Burek is founder of the student money website www.savethestudent.org and more recently the graduate advice site www.savethegraduate.org. As well as publishing 'The Essential Student Guide to Finance', Owen is a frequent writer and commentator for various publications, and has made live appearances on BBC News.

Students arriving for Manchester University's freshers week queue up at a cash machine to draw money on September 22, 2009 in Manchester, England.

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