diff --git a/src/user_management/user.rs b/src/user_management/user.rs
index 0b96f77..baa139a 100644
--- a/src/user_management/user.rs
+++ b/src/user_management/user.rs
@@ -375,6 +375,23 @@ impl<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> RegisteredUser<UserData> {
     pub fn has_password(&self) -> bool {
         self.inner.pass_hash.is_some()
     }
+
+    /// Get an immutable reference to the data associated with this user
+    pub fn data(&self) -> &UserData {
+        &self.inner.data
+    }
+
+    /// Get a mutable reference to the data associated with this user
+    ///
+    /// This automatically flags the user data as needing to be saved to the database,
+    /// which automatically performs the action when this user falls out of scope.  If
+    /// need be, you can push these changes to the database sooner by calling [`save()`]
+    ///
+    /// [`save()`]: Self::save()
+    pub fn mut_data(&mut self) -> &mut UserData {
+        self.has_changed = true;
+        &mut self.inner.data
+    }
 }
 
 impl<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> std::ops::Drop for RegisteredUser<UserData> {
@@ -389,15 +406,12 @@ impl<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> std::ops::Drop for RegisteredUser<U
 
 impl<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> AsRef<UserData> for RegisteredUser<UserData> {
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &UserData {
-        &self.inner.data
+        self.data()
     }
 }
 
 impl<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned> AsMut<UserData> for RegisteredUser<UserData> {
-    /// NOTE:  Changes made to the user data won't be persisted until RegisteredUser::save
-    /// is called
     fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut UserData {
-        self.has_changed = true;
-        &mut self.inner.data
+        self.mut_data()
     }
 }