This is an old article which I had written for MoneyControl about 4-5 years ago Some tips on smart spending! THE basic needs of man are food, clothing, shelter and entertainment. Today, most of us have graduated from needs to luxuries. When the newspaper headlines were screaming inflation at 11.9 per cent, it became a […]
This has to be the joke of the century. The Congress wanted (needed) to get the nuclear bill passed. They must have got a huge pay off from the Americans to get it done…let us assume that there was a pay off. Rarely does Congress do anything for free…. Let us see then what could […]
Not sure why..but too many kids who meet me (their parents ask them to talk to me, gutsy parents!) tell me ‘I do not want to do CA, sir’. The reasons are: – it is too tough, and the pass percentage is low – compulsory articles for 3 years is too taxing – attending college, […]
When you handle personal finance you need to be a little soft, a little hard and sometimes cruel. It is like giving medicines to a kid. Not many clients want to listen to bitter advise. Imagine a professional who wants to invest Rs. 3 crores in a business, where I think he will earn only […]
Just like my post on Sathya Sai Baba here is a post on Narendra Modi. Not a great fan of his role in the riots, but a big fan of his administrative capabilities. Have interacted with enough of the bureaucrats of Guj to know that he has done a great job. I have no clue […]
A chance to meet many people is a huge, huge advantage of being in sales, training and public speaking. It also helps you interact with people across age groups. Some common characteristics of winners: – Learning continually, and taking every opportunity as a learning opportunity – when they find their boss unreasonable, they double their […]
I know there are too many people in the world who would like to debate the existence of God. I am not one of them. I believe it is better to bet that he does exist. Because to believe that he does not exist is not a risk free idea. In case he does exist..and […]