I have always asked myself this question: Why do people work? Money, Fame, Success, Recognition…? – frankly all this is just an outward manifestation, is it not? We work to feel good about ourselves.Simple feel good factor. We have to like the place, the people, the atmosphere, ….in short we have to be happy at […]
I just cannot believe the kind of things the average American does…and the way he harms his body… Some of these things which my grandma did can help him…: 1. Do not buy bottled water – fill up the bottle!: Most of them consume so much of soda (gas!) in the form of Coke, Pepsi, […]
If you are an MBA in finance you would surely have heard of Mergers and Acquisition…well you may have even done one paper on M and A. Well this post is not about M and A…it is about what happens to the employees of both the companies. For example when TCS took over Tata Unisys […]
Just attended the 1st birthday of MoneyLife foundation – the magazine is older…Dr. K C Chakraborthy, Rbi deputy governer was the chief guest. Sanjay Nirupam of Congress (earlier Shiv Sena- the original) was also a guest… I liked the way Debashis introduced Dr. Chakraborthy. Dr. C is a nice, simple person who is quite humble. […]
Most people I know spend less than what they earn! I wish I could say ALL people I know spend less than what they earn…well they do not. Why do I keep harping on income and expenditure, because it is not easy for many people to comprehend. Let me see how simple I can make […]
Question: I’m a 56-year-old teacher and my husband recently passed away. I own the home in which I live, but do not have a pension or any investments. All my monies are in public provident funds, national savings certificates, and bank deposits. However, I will receive Rs. 20 lakhs from my husband’s life insurance policy. […]
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 […]