Met a few defence personnel and asked them ‘what their financial challenges were’. Based on the maximum time spent on the topic, here is the list of problems. I am doing this post so that the people reading this can add their comments..and enrich this post! Not knowing where to turn for financial advice. Banks […]
The more I write and the more I communicate with people new to finance, the more I realise the need to ‘de-jargonise’. However I am also convinced that if you need to use your money, it is necessary for you to learn simple words like inflation. With Wikipedia, Investopedia and Google around, I do not […]
If I were to write a book on personal finance, personal fitness, diet….I would love to call the book “Take Charge” Simply because that is exactly what you need to do with your health and /or your finances. Also only when you take stock of the current situation (i.e. make your balance sheet) will […]
Please remember the Indian Army has not been tested since 1971. We have no clue how well prepared it is to take on a war even by Bangladesh…. And our army cannot get its General’s date of birth right… In Kashmir they ‘need’ to be there to keep it normal – does it sound like […]
i am looking for 3 defense personnel – 1 Army, 1 Navy and 1 Air force they should be from the ADMINISTRATION / HR – retired people are also fine, if they have retired recently (say 4-5 years). Need their inputs please….send me a mail to subramoney.rich@gmail.com thanks….
Army / Military personnel (this includes navy, airforce, border security forces, etc.) guard our country. However do they undergo any training in personal finance? The answer, is obviously, no. In an interaction with a few young army / ex army people, I have come to the following conclusion: 1. Like the rest of the population, […]
The job of an army man was considered cosy because we did not fight a war since 1971. However we sent peace keeping forces all over the world, and a few jawans would have lost their lives there. Also some army men would have been killed in Kashmir, North East, and some smaller operations in […]