What Students Are
Saying About Lumora
Honest feedback from Malaysian students who've joined our workshops, toolkit, and study programme β before and during their time studying abroad.
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Students Served
4.7/5
Average Rating
92%
Would Recommend
8+
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Participant Feedback
"I attended the workshop two weeks before flying to Manchester. The part on planning for term-start costs was exactly what I needed β I hadn't thought about how much the first few weeks would cost before my scholarship disbursement came through. Sorted now."
Nurul Zahra Hamid
Kuantan β Manchester, UK Β· May 2025
"The toolkit templates are practical β especially the one for tracking expenses in two currencies at once. I've tried a few generic budgeting apps and none of them handled the MYR-to-AUD side well. These spreadsheets do. The community is also active which I didn't expect."
Ahmad Ridhwan Zainal
KL β Melbourne, AUS Β· April 2025
"My parents were the ones who asked me to join β they wanted me to have a clearer plan before I left for Dublin. Honestly I was a bit reluctant at first, but the workshop was straightforward and not at all lecture-y. I left with a usable budget plan for my first semester."
Sharifah Fatin Amirah
Petaling Jaya β Dublin, IE Β· May 2025
"I'm in the Overseas Study Programme right now and we've just finished the third session. The group format works well β hearing how other students handle things like remittances and accommodation deposits is genuinely useful. I feel much more in control of where my money is going."
Muhammad Izzat Kasim
Pahang β Edinburgh, UK Β· Ongoing
"Good experience overall. The workshop could have gone a bit deeper on managing irregular income β my scholarship arrives at odd intervals β but the Q&A at the end helped a lot. Happy I attended and the materials are ones I'll actually revisit."
Roslan Nadzri
JB β Brisbane, AUS Β· April 2025
"I joined the Abroad Toolkit after a friend recommended it. The remittance tracker alone has saved me so much confusion β I can see clearly what I've received versus what my parents think they've sent. The community is friendly and people actually answer questions."
Puteri Hana Yusof
KL β Auckland, NZ Β· May 2025
A Closer Look at Real Experiences
Wan Amirul Faris
Accounting student β Cardiff, Wales
The Situation
Wan Amirul was three weeks from departing for Cardiff when his family realised they had no clear plan for how much money to send each month, or how to handle the timing gap between school term fees and his scholarship payments.
What Helped
He attended the Money Workshop and used the term-cost breakdown worksheet to map out his first semester. The workshop's section on planning around irregular income was particularly relevant β it helped him and his parents agree on a monthly transfer schedule.
The Outcome
He arrived with a clear budget for his first term and avoided the common first-week overspend. Three months in, he's tracking consistently and described the planning process as "the best thing I did before leaving."
Liyana Zulkifli
Engineering student β Toronto, Canada
The Situation
Liyana was already six months into her studies in Toronto when she joined β not because she was in trouble financially, but because she felt she had no real system. Money was coming in and going out, but she couldn't tell whether she was spending sustainably.
What Helped
The Abroad Toolkit gave her a framework to categorise her spending properly for the first time β separating one-off costs from recurring ones, and tracking in both CAD and MYR. The community helped her benchmark her living costs against other students in similar cities.
The Outcome
Within two months of using the toolkit, she had a clear picture of her monthly outgoings and was able to have a more informed conversation with her parents about adjusting her monthly allowance β based on actual data, not guesswork.
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