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It's 2015, I am sixty this year and I thought it would be fun to do a series of short blogs in which I talk to my younger self in the four decades since my twentieth birthday. It's the stuff I would have told myself if I'd had the sense to listen!
 
Thinking back to my twenties I know I made plenty of mistakes which is probably what our twenties are about. The scenario is likely to look something like this: you've been to college and therefore have some debt, especially if you had a Gap Year. You are in your first or second job so have some idea where you are headed at least for the next ten years or so. By the way there are almost certainly a couple of false starts somewhere along the way, even a love affair that went wrong and may have left you feeling sad and possibly with a financial burden that won't go away easily. Welcome to your twenties!
 
You may have a clear idea of where you are going and it will be helpful if you have, but what you won't know is how you're going to get there. And that's okay. There will be many bends in the road.  Your job is to keep going and accept that's the way it is, go with the flow, do your best and learn from your mistakes.
 
Looking back I would give myself three pieces of advice:
 
1.Take money seriously - Don't ignore it (too boring), don't imagine it will turn out okay (it won't). If you don't pay attention and treat money with respect it deserves it will bite you on the bum and cause you problems for years to come.
 
2.Cut up your Credit Cards – seriously. Just do it.
 
If you need anymore convincing on this subject work out for yourself how much an interest rate of 20% on a debt of £2500 will cost you over five years. Go on. Get your calculator out and multiply 2500 by 20% x 5.
 
Yes, it's £2500 paid in nice monthly instalments of £41.66. Forty quid a month doesn't sound too bad does it... it's two and half thousand pounds! And that's only the interest, there's another £41 per month of capital to pay back as well over five years.
 
Please, save yourself the pain, cut up your credit cards! It will go on for years if you don't. And if you are in debt work out a plan to get rid of all debt (other than a mortgage on bricks and mortar) as quickly as you can. If you need help, ask for it.
 
Trust me you won't regret it.
 
3.Make a Budget – this doesn't have to be an elaborate affair, just write down on a piece of paper how much money you spend on basics – food, accommodation, travel - and see how much is left every month. Then decide what you want to spend it on. Easy.
 
Put around 10% of your income into a savings account at the beginning of the month before paying anybody anything. You're not working to keep the utility companies and the credit card companies in business, you're working for you. So start by paying yourself first.
 
We haven't talked about the 8^th wonder of the world – compound interest. We'll come to that later.. think of it this way, it's the exact opposite of credit card charges – it rolls up for your benefit and nobody else...
 
If I'd just done these three things in my twenties the next thirty years would have been so much easier.
 
Tell your friends. And if you want to chat this through – call or email – I'm here to help.

Regards,

Nicholas.