The nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has affected the cashflows or income potential of many citizens. While it is painful to imagine the plight of daily wage earners, many in the organized sector have also struggled. Every day you can hear about the salary cuts or employee layoffs. And this is coming… Continue Reading
While the economy reels under the lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, many public sector banks have come out with Covid-19 personal loan schemes. Yes, Covid-19 is part of the nomenclature for these loan products. These loans can provide much needed cashflow relief to its existing customers. Most banks are offering these… Continue Reading
Amazon has launched Amazon Pay Later facility. As the name suggests, you can use the facility to buy now and pay later on Amazon. In this post, let’s find out how this facility works and how you can register for the facility. How Does Amazon Pay Later Work? Amazon is an e-commerce company and cannot… Continue Reading
House rent is one of the biggest non-discretionary expense in the monthly budget. How do you pay house rent? NEFT/IMPS transfer? Cheque? Cash? I believe, if you are reading this article, you are likely transferring rent directly to the owner’s bank account. Or you already own a house and there is no need to pay rent.… Continue Reading
You need quick funds. You do not want to break your head to optimise your selection. Usually, in such cases, you approach your bank and see if it can give you a quick loan. In this post, let’s review a loan that is instantly available if you own a HDFC Bank credit card. By the… Continue Reading
Did you recently purchase a product on the No-cost EMI? Are you planning to avail moratorium on such a loan? If the answers to both the questions is YES, how will the moratorium affect the No-cost EMI structure? Will this still be a No-cost EMI? Let’s find out. How Do the No-Cost EMIs Work? You… Continue Reading
You invest Rs 50,000 in stock market. Your investment doubles in 6 months. A 100% gain in 6 months is a reason to rejoice but something pinches you. Even though you made a 100% gain, it is not a big amount in absolute terms. Wish you had invested a bigger amount. You would have earned… Continue Reading
You are struggling to pay your loan EMIs. With the EMIs, credit card bills and regular expenses, you never seem to have enough. You can’t invest for your retirement or your kids’ higher education. What can you do to get out of this problem? It is not easy. However, avoiding self-goals and using a common-sense… Continue Reading
22-May Update — RBI has extended EMI moratorium on all term loans by another 3 months till 31-August-2020. The Reserve Bank of India had announced a 3-month EMI moratorium as a Covid-19 regulatory package in March 2020. In a previous post, we discussed if you should opt for such a moratorium. The crux was that, if… Continue Reading
Recently, RBI imposed a moratorium on withdrawals from a leading private bank. The depositors and the investors with the bank were understandably worried. The stock price tanked the following morning. We have been focusing on how the various depositors will be affected. As I understand from the bank’s restructuring plan, the depositors are completely safe… Continue Reading