We all try to teach our kids the best of values, strive to provide them the best education possible but when it comes to money, we all wait till they reach at least teenage to talk to them about it. Even the master of finance, Warren Buffett, seems to agree. According to him one should…
Corona virus India – how to postpone EMI on your loan
The corona virus/COVID-19 pandemic has caused distress to all of us. Especially people who have to pay EMIs on their loans but have either lost their job or cash flow in their businesses has reduced are finding it difficult to pay loans. As a temporary relief, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that banks can…
Best scanning app – Adobe Scan
Hi everyone. Hope you are all safe and staying at home. In this Corona epidemic, a lot has changed. Everyone has to find new ways of working. I thought a lot of you might be working from home and might not have that scanner readily available. Don’t worry you can scan using your mobile. In…
Investing in the time of Corona virus
A lot of my friends are worried these days because of the Corona virus. And not just because of the potential impact on health, safety of near and dear ones, self quarantining etc. But also because of the impact it has had on the stock market. With markets crashing globally, people are getting scared of…
When to give up?
I am sure countless gurus, life stories of people, your parents would have conveyed you the message to never give up. Let us take Sachin Tendulkar’s example. The cricketing legend, who is arguably the all time best batsman in the world, was at his epitome in 2004, when he suffered from a terrible case of…
Financial lessons from Kobe Bryant for parents
It is a sad day and an immense loss for the world to lose a star like Kobe Bryant. Though I am not a basketball fan, but the only few matches I have seen featured Kobe Bryant. And it was a pleasure as well as moments filled with awe seeing what he was able to…
Income doesn’t matter, spending does!!!
Rohit – You know what, I don’t think I can retire early. I think only people who earn more than Rs. 1 crore can retire early. This is not just the story of Rohit but of countless people I have spoken with. What people fail to understand is that income is the least important thing…
FIRE is not the magic pill
“What if I am not able to deliver the project?”, “What if I get fired?”, “I am a huge failure!”, “What is the point of everything?”. My brain was becoming an endless pit of questions. “What if, what if, what if…?”. Suddenly I felt entire weight of the world on my chest. I couldn’t breathe….
New year resolutions for wealth creation
Happy new year to all my readers. New year is the time for resolutions, so let us take some financial resolutions for the year. The idea is to take new year resolutions for wealth creation. Wealth creation as much about a strong resolve as it is about financial acumen. So let us take a few…
When to invest?
“I know where to invest I just don’t have the money”, “I am waiting for my appraisal and then I will start a new SIP”… There is a long list of quotes with similar meaning that I hear from my friends. The crux is that they know where to invest but they don’t think they…