5) Try to cut out small expenses like travelling on foot rather than taking a transport, use instant massenger or net call facility rather than mobile phones, buy different brand goods rather than your usual ones,etc.you might like spending your leisure by meeting friends in some cafe or other places, now you can cutv out that expense by meeting them in your place.
6) Make records of your total expences in a month.list your costs & goods according to date.When you review it you can easily point out which is a bad spending & which one you really needed most.By this way you can properly know how to mange your finances.
7) Carefully use your credit card facility.The credit cards come with very huge interest rates & if you spent more than you can pay timely, it will a very hectic situation for you.If you fail to pay your dues , it will hamper your credit report & push you back when you really need a loan.
8) If you need a emergency loan, it is advised that you must visit different banks & credit unions & opt for the best one.
Those are some of my personal advise, hope you can be benefitted from these. But do things after considering each and every aspect properly, after all...it's your life.