This short post reiterates the importance of an essential debt component of any portfolio in India – Employee and Public Provident Fund. This is a… Read More »Personal Finance Rule 3 – Max out all forms of PF
This short post reiterates the importance of avoiding an extremely harmful behaviour for your financial health – carrying credit card debt. This is a companion… Read More »Personal Finance Rule 2 – Pay your credit card bills in full
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FIRE – Financial Independence, Retire Early This long article describes a calculator that combines a set of factors to assess the feasibility of achieving financial… Read More »FIRE Up – Comprehensive calculator for Early Retirement