You Should NOT Lend Money To Friends Or Family
If You Lend Money to a Family Member, Don't let these tips scare you! Loaning money to people can be a very helpful, supportive thing to do and often, money loans are repaid. But before you give a loan, make sure you cover your bases.
The past two years, with the boom abroad warming, the rising number of students, studying security issues are becoming apparent. Overseas Chinese students in the event of fire, accident, assault, kidnapping, shootings and other accidents and safety violations of the news from time to time returned home.
Before the fall semester in overseas universities for student parents are most concerned about security issues, the reporter interviewed some of the industry. It is understood that in the United Kingdom, Australia and other Western countries, although many students to reflect their sense of social order is better than the domestic, but because the students are in a foreign country, do not understand the dangers around, so if careless, then, will lead to accidents. However, students can take measures to protect their personal and property safety.
The whereabouts of friends and relatives will tell the landlord
"Compared with other European countries, Britain is very safe. Make life easier for local residents a warm and friendly, but do not rule out a specific region in a number of contingencies." According to the British Consulate General in Guangzhou Cultural and Education Section concerned parties, the Chinese students Studying in the UK, in terms of security should note the following:
In transport, the students crossing the street, to be especially careful, because the British are left driving motor vehicles. To remember, through the main intersection, on the ground need to pay attention to "pay attention to the left" and "attention to the right" message. Some of the main intersection crosswalk light control buttons, cross the road here device may be prompted to indicate the passing vehicles waiting.
In daily life, the whereabouts of the students to tell their landlord, friends or relatives. If you had to travel alone at night, avoid deserted streets. Do not carry large amounts of cash, maximize the use of bank cards, checks and other payment instruments. Students should own passport, bank card and check numbers to back up, so after the loss of timely and accurate report of loss, to report. Protect your personal belongings in case of robbery, should be reported immediately, and seek the help of the school international office. To avoid a dispute with alcoholism. Stay away from drugs.
To reduce the risk of study, students can buy insurance. Britain has many commercial insurance companies offer a variety of insurance services. Which, Endsleigh offers a variety of insurance products for students, including students property insurance and so on.
Do not lend money to a friend
Recently, the Guangdong Kai Tak, senior education adviser joint Australia Taylors College Student Services Department to conduct a security survey of the study. Survey, the majority of crimes are directed at foreign property, not people, will take advantage of many criminal activities are to act. Students can take measures to protect personal property, to reduce the risk of becoming victims.
Piece of advice to the students concerned, do not put large amounts of cash with me, this problem is particularly serious in China the students. Also, do not give the money at home or the host family, because in the past students of the host family had stolen.
Do not lend money to students not only friends, not just to borrowed money from friends. Because some students to borrow money to newly arrived students, and new "friends", and sometimes even borrow money to them before becoming "good friends", but in most cases, the money lent to other students is not may be retrieved. In some cases, students borrow money because of the friendship between the issue has been destroyed; In addition, students were to lend to others or to borrow money, and often become victims of threats or extortion. Students do not disclose to anyone how much money in the bank, their parents what is being done, how much property they have. If someone gives you money, even if they say just take, but also immediately to your school staff report.
Do not believe in shortcuts. Some criminals naive eyes of the international students, adventurous take a shortcut to achieve the goal. For example, some Australian Illicit immigration agent told the student if you are willing to pay 7000--14000 Australian dollars, they can help students to enter prestigious universities, and then putilaozu putilaozu university admission notice to the students.
