Managing your money in the UK

First of all, most of the universities in UK have a finance office that help students in need. During your 'Welcome week' you'll be introduced to all student facilities available to you, including welfare office, careers and employability office and finance.

They often offer face-to-face meetings where they individually give you tips and tricks on how to manage your money. That may include some money tracking sheets and tables, advice on how to save money and help with budgeting.

If you're not comfortable with approaching your university's student services, there are alternatives. One tip is keeping your spending log on paper or on your computer to track your expenses (Pinterest has great templates!).

Luckily, the 21st century brought many useful technology things, and one of them is apps. Just download one of the many budgeting apps and track your money on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. To get you started, some of the most recommended apps are Monefy, 1Money, Spendee, Mobills and YNAB.

Another thing you might want to consider is getting a part-time job. Many international students are allowed to work in the UK for 20 hours per week (as long as you have full-time student visa called Tier4, you're allowed to work).

It's great because many employers offer work that's less than 20 hours per week. So, if you want to dedicate more time to your studies, many employers will take your availability into account, and in many cases you can choose your working hours.

A good place to start looking for a job is indeed.co.uk. However, it might be worth getting in touch with your university's Careers and Employability office first.

Most universities offer services that can help you with anything job related. Whether it's writing your CV, motivation letter, finding a job or they may even offer you a mock interview.

Another tip for managing your money is to do your research. UK has a variety of grocery chains.

Try not to enter the first shop you see and buy everything there, especially when it comes to buying groceries. It can be hard when you don't exactly know how to walk from University back home yet. In those cases, Google can help.

Also, UK has various second-hand and charity shops that sell clothes that are good as new. So if you're trying to budget, there are places that sell everything for £1, and they are symbolically called Poundland or Poundshop.

You can find some amazing deals here so it's worth checking out if you're trying to make a little money go a long way.

Whichever way you decide to go, you should know that everyone goes through this stage when they enter their twenties. It's perfectly normal, but with time you'll learn to realise the difference between it would be great to have this, let me buy it and I don't really need this at the moment.

When that happens, you'll know you're finally a proper adult.