A study of spending behavior among UiTM students / Nurul Hanim Roslan

Prudent spending behaviour by students is important to ensure the success of their study. This objective can be achieved if they spend money for learning priority. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to know students spending behaviour and the factors that influence spending practices towards education funding that received every semester for UiTM students. There are 100 students from sciences and non-science taken as respondents for this study. The collection of this data was made using the questionnaire. Statistical analysis is carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).The factors such as age, gender, discipline, CGPA, study of the year, educational funding resources and the amount that student received aslo effect the financial literacy, awareness and attitude of spending behavior. Overall, the findings show that UiTM students still moderate in spending behaviour. Students spending behavior is very important not only for success in education but for the success and quality of their lives as students and the community in the future.