Our children’s attitude towards money is largely fashioned by our attitude towards money. So if you and your wife fight about money, or argue about money or hide things from each other, rest assured your prince or princess is watching you. One needs to be very clear in the communication with the kids. Keeping an […]
I recently met a 85 year old man who has all his investments in bank deposits and post office deposits. This is a good portfolio – and he has about Rs. 12 lakhs. As his income is below taxable level he does not pay Income tax, nor does he file his IT return. He had […]
A very delicate topic…and an interesting one I guess. Also there cannot be some general rules regarding how relationships get built. However I have heard of fathers on either extremes – those who are great and supportive and those who can leave scars on their kids. For those who have seen Anupama (an old Hindi […]
On a trip to Gurgaon recently I had a funny experience. I go there for training at Hdfc bank. Since the Gurgaon addresses are not normally easy to find, we use 1 or 2 known private taxies. So one such guy (typical Delhi name: Lucky) has a cell number and I call him. He confirms […]