The income limits for student financial aid are really low. What methods do you have for increasing wealth beyond the income limits, if full-time work and studying outside of aid are excluded? Student financial aid is probably the worst form of support for studying, as one can also study, for example, with earnings-related unemployment allowance. Other forms of support also have their own limitations, so all new and old students, regardless of the form of support, are welcome to share their experiences and ideas.
Here’s my formula for aspiring success:
- student grants and general housing allowance together cover almost all rental housing costs
- maximum student loan, all goes into investments
- small-scale trading with an OST (Osakesäästötili - Share Savings Account)
- stocks for AOT (Arvo-osuustili - Book-Entry Securities Account) (preferably non-dividend payers) that I intend to hold at least for the duration of my studies
- I don’t favor funds, only S-bonuses go directly into a fund
- I do part-time work flexibly up to the student financial aid income limits, I can save part of my salary
- all purchases with a Norwegian credit card, accumulating 1% CashPoints, so I can travel for free every one or two years
- online gaming via Skrill:
—poker has almost completely stopped, even though I used to get good results from tournaments
—I bet daily, it’s easy to beat the house by utilizing risk-free bets and free bets from campaigns, providing a steady cash flow
—casinos very moderately, I only play if I have an advantage over the house (e.g., deposit x return percentage + wager-free free spins), here one must be careful with oneself and maintain a strict line, small profits also come from these in the long run as long as one knows what they are doing - annual tax-free income from nature’s bounty, meaning I can sell some crayfish and, in a good year, also mushrooms; this would need other sources of income, cloudberry would be the best berry but good picking spots are far in the north
There would be enough time to earn more, but the income limits are an obstacle. I have been wondering if establishing an Oy (Osakeyhtiö - Limited Company) would be sensible for working during studies. Would it then be possible to work for the company during studies, but only enjoy the profits after graduation? Would this be an opportunity to get rich unnoticed by the income limits? Or would there be a better way to do this?