Financial Independence, retire early and travel
No, I am not going to give you insider tips about which stocks to buy and how to make money in the stock market. Neither is this a scandal that I am going to tell you about (though I must admit that the title does sound scandalous). I am sure some of you are already…
After I wrote the post on how much do I need to retire early in India, a lot of FIRE enthusiasts reached out to me. The question they asked was, “Why did you choose a 40x factor vs 25x, which is the benchmark in FIRE community to retire early?”. I would explain my rationale below….
A lot of people on online forums and personally ask question about where to book flight tickets from. Whether they should book flight via travel agent or directly. Especially, for international flights. While it is a good idea to check prices online and with travel agent, it is not always feasible. Hence, I have written…
You might have heard a lot of people say that travel is the best teacher or it expands you horizons. It is definitely true for me. I have learnt some important life lessons from my travels, be it managing relationships, building a rapport with strangers or looking beyond the obvious. Today, I will write about…
A lot of people brag about the number of countries they have been to. I see people mentioning the number on Instagram bio or Facebook as a medal of honour. However, my opinion on this subject is different. I believe a count of countries is a wrong metric as far as travel is concerned. I…
You may have heard that Jet Airways has run into financial troubles and has cancelled all its flights. If you were among the unlucky people who booked a Jet Airways flight that is cancelled, then you might be in a tough spot. It seems that you are unlikely to receive the refund of your cancelled…
I am going to be posting tips about blogging, my learnings as I build my blog and outcomes. Today, I will share about my first month blogging experience. This post will include how much traffic to expect in first month, how to get your website indexed by Google, and how to get Social traffic on…
Game of Thrones (GOT) season 8 is here and like all other GOT fans, I am happy and sad at the same moment. Sad, because this will be the last season. Nonetheless, there are important lessons from GOT that are invaluable to a lot of fields in life. Today, let us have a look at…
We would be using this blog to post our month over month expense distribution between different categories. While we have rationalised our expenses in the last 2 years, it is always a good idea to keep tracking expenses. We would then briefly analyse where we are spending the most and which is avoidable. Spend distribution…
Let us have a look at the top 15 countries that save the most. Here savings include not only household savings but also those of the country’s businesses and government. The saving rate considered is a percentage of GDP. The source of the data is The World Bank and TheGlobalEconomy.com. List of countries If you…