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Insight into your finances

By gaining a clear insight into your finances, you can avoid getting into financial difficulties. Find out how to get a grip on your finances and avoid running up debts.

Monthly budget or financial plan

To gain a clearer picture of your finances, draw up a monthly budget or financial plan in which you list your sources of income and expenditure. 

Budget template

As a basis, you can use this budget template created by NIBUD (Dutch institute for budget information). The template is in Dutch but you translate it as  follows:

  • Save the template on your computer
  • Select Review (top of page) 
  • Click on Unprotect document, then Translate

Creating a financial plan

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