Following Rich People Advice Keeps You Poor Introduction A lot of financial advice sounds smart until you try applying it with an average income. “Take more risks,” “buy assets,” or “invest ag…
Your Bank Balance Lies About Your Wealth You open your banking app. Balance: 2 lakh rupees. Feels good. But most of that money is already spoken for. Rent, EMIs, bills due next week. Your tr…
Having No Financial Goal Is Better Than a Bad One Introduction People are constantly told to “set financial goals” as if any goal automatically improves your money situation. But a bad financial go…
Skipping One Big Purchase Beats Cutting 100 Small Ones You skip the daily chai. You stop eating out. You feel proud. Then you renew a gym membership you never use. 12,000 rupees gone. Your small cuts just…
The Cheapest Option Costs You More You buy the 500 rupee shoes. The 2000 rupee ones look the same. Six months later, the cheap shoes fall apart. You buy another pair. Then another. Aft…
Not Investing Is Sometimes Smart You hear it everywhere: "Start investing young. Time in the market beats timing the market." So you put money into stocks. Then you need ca…
Budgeting Every Rupee Is a Trap You plan every rupee. Groceries: 3000. Entertainment: 500. Misc: 400. By day three, you overspend on a friend's birthday gift. Now you feel like …