Reader Story: I met an accident the day I got married and learned key money lessons
In this reader story, Suresh Murugan shares the lessons he learned after meeting an accident on the way back from his marriage
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Reader Story: How I turned my life around & charted my own money course
In this reader story edition, Vinay Rai discusses how he got his finances in order and charted his own money course
Continue reading →I achieved financial independence at 35: My journey and lessons
A reader shares her journey to financial freedom. How it changed her life and how the formula for financial independence is simpler than we think!
Continue reading →The Kerala flood revealed old share certificates! This is how I converted them to Demat form
This time on reader story, we have an account of old share certificates revealed by the Kerala flood and how FB group Asan Ideas for Wealth admin Ashal Jauhari, helped a reader (who prefers anonymity) convert them into Demat form. More such stories from the archives: How I transferred my home loan from LICHFL to…
Continue reading →Reader Journey: “My financial goals are big, but here is why I am not worried!”
“Reader story” is a series where we feature the money management journey of freefincal readers. This week Rakesh Gurbani explains how he got his life in order and is ready to take on his financial goals with confidence. You can access the full archive of all past posts. If you are interested in sharing your story,…
Continue reading →Reader Story: My Mutual Fund Journey
This week on reader story, Shashank Bisen talks about his mutual fund investing journey. Reader story is a series where freefincal readers talk about how they have managed money over the years and how their approach and attitude has changed. You can access the full archive of all past posts. If you are interested in…
Continue reading →We lost sleep after using a retirement calculator! This is how we recovered
Most of us would take an instant liking to those who ask intelligent, logical questions. If they are (much) younger than you, it is also both exhilarating and inspiring at the same time. Sandeep Bondili is one such young earner from the Facebook group, Asan Ideas for Wealth. Impressed by his approach to money management, I…
Continue reading →The Dilemma of a Young Investor fresh out of college!
Happy holi! In this guest post, Pratik Jain discusses the issues and problems a typical young investor fresh out of college faces. You may remember Pratik from his previous post on How to do Online KYC via ETMoney to start investing in Mutual Funds. I am so thrilled that young people less than 25 take an…
Continue reading →An investor’s mid-life crisis: the dilemma of delayed financial gyan
Many 35-40+ investors face a crisis: they realise need for equity in the portfolio but have a huge fixed income corpus. In this guest post, Ananth, a member of FB group, Asan Ideas for Wealth discusses how one can handle this problem. Ananth made this important observation in response to this video: I started investing late,…
Continue reading →How I selected a health insurance policy
In this post, Niten Kapoor discusses how he selected a health insurance policy. In my previous article 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…
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