Category Archives: Personal Finance
Do It Yourself: File Tax Online
TaxYogi is now offering a special 20% discount for my readers. Start Now to get the benefit. It’s that time of the year when we HAVE to file our taxes. And doing it online is becoming a convenient way apart … Continue reading
RupeeManager is Live and Kicking!
RupeeManager is a easy-to-use personal finance software to manage your money. It primarily helps organize one’s finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes and comes. Measuring something has an uncanny tendency to improve it. And … Continue reading
Please Subscribe to the improved blog
I feel like a sheep today. The reason is that I am requesting you to take the trouble of migrating to the new improved blog. The blog is linked to a Personal Finance website It also has a discussion forum … Continue reading
Personal Finance Website Update
Nine months ago I did not know what a blog is? Stuck up at home due to a back injury, I was casually chatting up with a geeky friend asking him about how to create a website, purely in jest. … Continue reading
What is Finance?
I was in Rishikesh a few years back in the winters and one old resident told me, “The water is warm when the Sun has not risen. Try it”, with a straight face. Next morning, it was pretty dark when … Continue reading
Power and Magic of Compounding
Simple maths tell us more about the power of starting early and investing regularly rather than any rants. Check out this simple calculator by Hugh where he gives an option to compare two savings/investing options. I have taken the following … Continue reading
Financial Literacy Drive Treasure Post
This post links to a treasure trove of information on personal finance. Actually, April was National Financial Literacy Month in the US and JDR (GetRichSlowly) has the ultimate collection of posts covering everything on Personal Finance. Other than the 20 … Continue reading
You need to be Lucky and brave!
As an asset class, Equity stocks offer the best returns. But so many of us have burnt our fingers in the process? How is it that very few investors can make real profits, grow their networth and consistently beat the … Continue reading
Derivative for Dummies: By a Dummy
Yes, it’s for Dummies and by a dummy on Derivatives. So here’s what lil’ bit of Derivatives I understand(or pretend to..). Read on…. Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of one or more basic variables, … Continue reading
What is Human Life Value?
Putting a finger on the value of yr life is crazy. Isn’t yr life invaluable and priceless? Indian consumers have bought life insurance for reasons of tax saving rather than the core need of providing for one’s family in case … Continue reading
