Last Updated on December 30, 2015
Here is a compilation of selected posts from the young earner category, meant as a ‘getting started’ money-management guide. I have not made any attempt to connect the posts, but I hope the sequence should make enough sense for the reader to introspect about money management and enumerate the necessary steps to get started.
This ebook is meant as a prequel to the previously published, ebook on DIY personal money management
Contents
- How to manage money with an expensive lifestyle
- Tracking and managing expenses – priorities
- Looking for books on personal finance? Know what to look for first!
- Passive income requires ‘active’ management
- Personal finance essentials
- Financial fortification
- Terms of reference for money management
- How long does DIY personal finance take?!
- What is your financial comfort zone?
- How to choose the right financial product?
- The five I’s of personal finance
- Investment options for short-term goals
- The young earners guide to mutual fund investing
- Mutual fund Do’s Don’ts and Myths
- Minimalist portfolio ideas
- Turnkey mutual fund solutions
- PPF of ELSS? Where should I invest to save tax?
- Do not invest Rs. 1.5L lakh in PPF!
- To buy or to rent? That is the question.
- What percentage of my monthly income should my home loan EMI be?
- Simple ways to protect out online privacy
- Should gold be part of our long-term portfolio?
- A checklist and calculator (link!) for early retirement in India
- Do not let a retirement calculator get you down!
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