Subra one does not know whether I will pop off at 45 or like A K Hangal at the age of 98. So in order to live peacefully, I need to create a serious amount of income and wealth. – So said a reader who is about 40 years of age. He also said ‘the […]
This is such a catchy headline and completely contradictory to my saying ‘if you do not know what you are going to do with your leisure, do not retire’! Frankly the word ‘Retirement’ means ‘doing what you enjoy rather than doing what you must’. So a retired doctor could still be in practice – […]
Many of us are likely to live long enough on this planet to need some kind of assisted living. How much exactly does staying in an old age home cost? Frankly I have not done enough research to do such a post, but here is some rudimentary info. You will need to do more research […]
One friend (lets call him A) came to me complaining about another friend saying ‘D has not returned my loan of Rs. 44,000’. He perhaps wanted a shoulder – and my readers know ‘I hate tears’ (LOL: Amar Prem, Rajesh Khanna!). So I turned and said ‘Why did D choose you to borrow from?’ A […]
Not sure about how many readers will agree with this…but this is my view. There are many problems in India, and surely many, many financial problems…….however I think these are the 3 major problems: a. People underestimating retirement requirements: Many 45 year old people whom I meet underestimate their pension requirement. Not just underestimate, but […]
This is one of my most popular write ups..which appeared in Money-Control sometime in 2006. It is about how much life insurance does a person need. Of course like the ad says…we all have ‘Kam insurance lene ki bimari’ so read on… “Does my family really need Rs. 4 crore on my death?” When I […]
On the 2nd of October it is surely worth thinking about Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (a.k.a Mahatma Gandhi) and check out his views on Freedom. Most of us know he meant Freedom from the British. He rightfully argued that we can rule ourselves and we do not need an Englishman to rule over us. However […]