The past 10-15 years have seen a rise in costs of education as well as career aspirations of students keen to pursue higher studies from top institutes in India or even abroad. Before the education loan era, funding options for the middle class were mostly restricted to getting a scholarship or depending on your parents’ savings…
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With elections around the corner, the Government presented an Interim Budget today. No tax on taxable income upto Rs.5 lakh, increase in standard deduction from Rs.40,000 to Rs.50,000, relief for small farmers, increase in TDS threshold for rent and deposits, boost to real estate investments, were among the key proposals.Here’s a look at some of…
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As per an RBI notification in September 2016, all credit information companies/agencies will have to provide one full credit report free of cost, on request, once a calendar year, to individuals whose credit data they hold w.e.f January 01, 2017. But wait, how many of you have still never requested their credit report previously, or…
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Since the past 2-3 months, you would have been receiving messages from your bank about replacement of your existing magnetic stripe cards with the newer EMV chip cards. This is applicable for both debit cards as well as credit cards. This is due to a notification from the Reserve Bank of India making it mandatory…
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Marriage is a landmark event in one’s life, so if you’re newly married or about to get married, congratulations! 🙂 After the initial euphoria comes the realisation that now on, you have to adjust to a whole new way of living as well as managing your finances, compared to when you were single. There is…
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