Personal Finance Quit the habits that hurt your finances 19 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 “A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time” — Mark Twain It is a humongous task to reach a stage…
Personal Finance Putting Goals in perspective 18 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 Money is addictive, I have to say it out loud. “Paise ka nasha”. I have never had that much to be intoxicated by it, but I realise I am addicted…
Personal Finance Methods of Budgeting — How I budget and Stick with it 15 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 People have varying opinions on budgeting. While some swear by it, others find it too constricting. I found budgeting useful to break bad habits, to bring discipline and consistency. Once…
Personal Finance Lesson in Financial De-cluttering : The clean-up act 13 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 The mess isn’t a mess till it start stinking, isn’t it? I realised the mess I was in when I saw that my monthly telephone bill was Rs 12,000. In…
Personal Finance Kids : can we raise them to be financially aware? 12 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 For what it is worth, I better start by saying that I don’t have kids, yet. (This “yet” was for my parents. So is the cover photo I have used.)…
Personal Finance Go one step at a time — control the chaos 8 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 When I started out, I used to think I need someone to sit me down, tell me what exactly I need to do, one step at a time. I was…
Personal Finance Financial Goals — why are they important 6 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 Everyday all of us get up in the morning, go for work, some love their jobs some don’t, but irrespective, we all work for at-least five days in a week.…
Personal Finance Emergency Fund — Make hay while the sun shines 5 Apr 201918 Sep 2022 Before I start writing my thoughts on emergency fund, I want to understand where you are with it. If it is of any comfort to you, I started saving for…
Personal Finance The first thing to do as a couple — Managing Finances in Marriage 29 Mar 201918 Sep 2022 The other day, I was talking to an elderly man and he shared how his daughter, to be married soon, discussed money with her fiancé recently — what was he doing with…