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The ability to manage money competently is especially valuable quality in the conditions of financial crisis, when the purchasing power of the population is shrinking, inflation is rising, and currency exchange rates are completely unpredictable. Below are the common mistakes related to money affairs along with financial planning advice to help manage your own finances properly. The budget is the most basic thing in financial planning. It is therefore especially important to be careful when compiling the budget.

To start you have to draw up your own budget for the next month and only after it you may make a yearly budget. As the basis takes your monthly income, subtract from it such regular expenses as the cost of housing, transportation, and then select 20-30% on savings or mortgage loan payment. The rest can be spent on living: restaurants, entertainment, etc. "When people borrow, they think that they should return it as soon as possible," said Sofia Bera, a certified financial planner and founder of Gen Y Planning company.