What my Mom Taught me about money….
My mother is a Financial Superwoman! All mothers are financial superwoman, aren’t they? Mother, they say is the first teacher. It was probably Ben Franklin’s mom, who taught him “a penny saved is a penny earned.” Long before financial gurus started preaching about the value of financial planning and financial rules one must follow, my […]
Diwali: A Celebration of Wealth, Prosperity, and Triumph
Yeh Diwali ‘Samajhdari’ Wali! Diwali is a festival of joy, and we all tend to get carried away with celebrations. Our advice is, let’s make a Diwali Budget and don’t forget to apportion a part of it to your investments – Start a Sip this Diwali. On Dhanteras, instead of making a traditional purchase of […]
Money Lessons from the Mahatma
‘Mahatma Gandhi’ and ‘finance’ or ‘ Investment’ in the same sentence somehow don’t jell. Gandhiji was the epitome of non-materialistic living and had virtually no connection with money. But contrary to popular belief, and despite the above facts, there are certain Gandhian ideas that certainly could help in your financial journey. Mahatma Gandhi’s life is […]
Money Lessons I learned from Dad
In my college days whenever I confessed to my Dad over the phone of my latest blunder, invariably there was a long silence. Was he angry? His silence was more menacing than a scolding or a lecture, even without him reprimanding, most of the times, his silence worked. Perhaps most dads are like that — […]
Money talk on Valentine’s day….
“I don’t care too much about money, because money can’t buy me love…” I know what you’re thinking: Who talks about money on Valentine’s Day?It’s Valentine’s Day and talking about money matters and financial planning at the same time doesn’t sound very romantic.But, there’s a real good reason to talk about financial matters on this […]
Money is a means, not an end!
I can recollect hundreds of people who have amassed a lot of wealth and still are not able to enjoy the benefits. They do not use it for any constructive purpose, not even for improvement of their standard of living, or for their family. Their corpus is beyond what they require and may last several […]