Re-assemble is a series focussing on the basics of money management for young earners. This is the archive of all the articles in this series.
In this post, Niten Kapoor discusses how he selected a health insurance policy. In my previous articleĀ on health insurance, I had invited readers to compare policies as guest posts. Niten agreed to write about how he compared policies and selected one. This is part of Re-assemble – a series on the basics of money management…
Continue reading →I discuss how to buy a super top up health insurance policy with examples on how it differs from a top-up policy and a base policy and why we need one.Ā With medical costs increasing day by day, a medical cover of just a few lakhs will not be sufficient for us. Every day I am…
Continue reading →Follow these simple steps to learn how to close your loans and live debt-free. This week in ā¹e-assemble, we shall discuss one of the most important money management problems for young earners – handling debt. You will be surprised as to how many people in their 20s and 30s nurse huge credit card debts, personal…
Continue reading →Wouldn’t it be great to have a DIY health insurance comparison chart that will immediately help you shortlist policies with most relevant and beneficial features? You could then read the policy wordings of these and choose one easily. Using the comparison feature at policybazaar, here is a health insurance policy comparison template with six policies…
Continue reading →This week in ā¹e-assemble, we shall discuss how to track monthly expenses and manage them efficiently. ā¹e-assemble is a series on the basics of money management aimed at young earners. If you ask me now, “how should I track expenses?”, I would say, “do not track, instead invest first and spend later”. However, I am…
Continue reading →Last week I had comparedĀ Apollo Munich Optima Restore Benefit vs Max Bupa Re-fill Benefit. This week we shall continue our policy wordings walk-through with a discussion on some lesser-known features of Star Health Comprehensive Insurance policy and Religare Care Comprehensive Insurance policy. The main aim of these posts is to emphasise the importance of policy…
Continue reading →I discuss simple ways to select the best credit card in India and use it efficiently and maximize its benefits. This post is part of ā¹e-Assemble: a series on the basics of money management for young earners. You will be surprised as to how many people do not understand how a credit card works and…
Continue reading →I compare the features of Apollo Munich Optima Restore Benefit and Max Bupa Health Companion Re-fill Benefit. This is the second module of step 4, ā¹e-Assemble, “how to choose a suitable health insurance policy”. The main idea is to highlight the importance of reading policy wordings. We will compare two key features: the no claim…
Continue reading →ā¹e-assembleĀ is a video series covering the basics of money management and goal-based investing for absolute beginners. Step 1 was listingĀ Goals, Dreams and Nightmares. Step 2,Ā laying the foundation of wealth with an emergency fundĀ step 3, buying a term life insurance policyĀ and this week in step 4, we shall consider choosing a suitable health insurance policy. Buying…
Continue reading →ā¹e-assembleĀ is a video series covering the basics of money management and goal-based investing for absolute beginners. Step 1 was listingĀ Goals, Dreams and Nightmares. Step 2, laying the foundation of wealth with an emergency fundĀ and in this week, we shall move on to step 3, buying life insurance policy. If you already have such a policy,…
Continue reading →ā¹e-assemble is a video series covering the basics of money management and goal-based investing for absolute beginners. Last week, in step 1 we consider the need to list ourĀ Goals, Dreams and Nightmares. In part 2, we will consider the essential foundations for getting rich and staying rich. When we talk about getting rich or building…
Continue reading →Dear reader, starting this week I would like to cover the basics of money management and goal-based investing for absolute beginners in the form a video series: ā¹e-assemble. Each week I will discuss one step. The first step covered in this post is: goals, dreams and nightmares. Each step will take betweenĀ 30 minutes to a…
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