This is for all the kids I know. Some of them are smart, some very smart. However money management is not a part of their curriculum (really sad)…so here are some tips. You can use it or discard it….just my views: 1. Decide only on the big things together: The Rs. 800 T shirt which […]

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My site has many young boys and girls visiting it. Many of them are very sensible financially and even their marriage decisions are made after applying a lot of calculation…. so for all you guys n gals here is a calculator for dowry… http://www.dowrycalculator.com/

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This is surely an attractive title…but Suzie Orman says she has a Money book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke! So this cannot be a title for my book… Now what is young? Young is what young does! So young is somebody who is 10 years younger to me and old is somebody who is […]

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More than 300 families that I know must have made this statement! I love it. All those reading my blog know that I believe in keeping things simple, and using own skills rather than ‘hired’ skills. Even when it comes to making a will…my normal advice is “If you have led a simple uncomplicated life […]

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Last week I met with a very senior person in a very very big bank. It took almost 10 minutes of security check before I reached him. As usual I asked him “How come your bank which has such a high training budget not spend any money on teaching personal finance to YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES?” […]

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The headline of this posting is so great that it may take all of us a long time to understand it. It was said by..Mahatma Gandhi a.k.a Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Bapuji. Just reflect on this line – it is so true. If you are a vegetarian no amount of coaxing can bring water to […]

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