Interest does not take holidays. That’s right. When you take a loan, you pay interest for every day you have borrowed. When you make a fixed deposit, the bank pays you interest for each day. For interest, there is no concept of working and non-working days, festivals, and national holidays. However, in the case of… Continue Reading
It is not easy to get a home loan. You must have the right job/profession, age, income, and creditworthiness to get a home loan. Many times, the lender is willing to offer you the loan but not the quantum you desire. And don’t pin the blame on lenders. The lenders have a reason to adhere… Continue Reading
A quick disclaimer to begin. My favourite tax-saving investment does not have to be your favourite tax-saving investment and we can always agree to disagree. We discussed “Things to consider before investing in a tax-saving product” in an earlier post. The post is a good primer on how to think about your tax-saving choices. My… Continue Reading
You want to buy a laptop online and you don’t want to look beyond Amazon and Flipkart for this purchase. Let’s further assume that, on both the sites, the laptop is listed at the same price. However, there are discounts and cashbacks on specific cards. In such a case, unless you have a preference for… Continue Reading
Yes, that’s possible and it is all mathematics. In this post, let’s understand how this can happen. Before we go there, let’s do a quick recap of how No-cost EMIs work. How No-Cost EMIs Work You purchase an item worth Rs X. You opt for the No-cost EMI option (let’s say 6 months) on the… Continue Reading
Asset ownership is one of the ways of women empowerment. Thus, the Government tries to incentivise women house ownership. In this post, let’s look at 3 benefits available to women home buyers in India. #1 Banks Offer Lower Interest Rates to Women The lenders usually offer lower interest rates to women borrowers. For instance, State… Continue Reading
There is a new credit product in town. UNI Pay 1/3 card allows you to repay the purchase amount in 3 monthly installments at no extra cost. It has been launched in partnership with RBL bank, State Bank of Mauritius and LiquiLoans (P2P-NBFC). For instance, you purchase an item worth Rs 30,000 using this card.… Continue Reading
Who does not want a few of their home loan EMIs to be waived off? I am not speaking about the EMI moratorium scheme introduced due to Covid crisis in 2020. Under the moratorium scheme, EMIs were just postponed and not waived. Here, I am talking about Axis Shubh Aarambh home loan product, where the… Continue Reading
Given the loan amount, interest rate and home loan tenure, how many of us can calculate the quantum of EMI? I bet not many can. And most of those who can require spreadsheet software to calculate. We have written about how reducing balance home loans work. The post explains about the workings of EMI calculations.… Continue Reading
During this festive season, major banks have slashed their home loan rates to attract the customers. Here are few such offers from major banks. SBI SBI, ‘the most preferred home loan provider’ of the country, offers home loans at 6.7%, for those whose credit score is above 800, irrespective of loan amount. So during this… Continue Reading