With the popularity of internet and smartphones grown to aggressive heights, consumers also have become efficiently tech savvy. From shopping of clothes to buying electrical appliances, everything has become so easy with online shopping portals. Gone are the days when you needed to browse store to store to hunt down a pair of shoes; now… Read More »
Making financial resolutions over the common ones will have their merits this New Year eve. As it goes, it has been found that those who resolved to save more this year had more success than those who took a resolution to cut down smoking. Money resolutions, undoubtedly, have a tendency to stick in mind more… Read More »
When the term ‘bank charges’ comes to mind, an awful image of dwindling money bundles appears with it. Thanks to the new banking regulations, there is a hike in everything; account maintenance fee, excess withdrawal charges as well as minimum balance penalties. The result? Increase in monthly expenses, daily budget quota and decrease in the… Read More »
How often have you walked into a mall or a supermarket to buy some essentials like groceries and came out with a cart full of some unnecessary stuff? I can hear many ‘yes’ to this question. It happens with all of us. Or it might be on flash sales that popular websites like Flipkart or… Read More »
The blossoming of credit card industry has made it possible for banks and credit card companies to come up with dedicated card schemes for its customers. Travel centric credit cards are one such popular travel oriented credit card scheme where banks or credit card companies collaborate with various airlines and hotels to offer discounts of… Read More »
The festive season has come a few days in advance for the vast majority of the Indian population as the government is working on a proposal to amend the Payments of Bonus Act of 1965. The new proposal when confirmed would effectively mean a large number of employees would be eligible for an annual bonus… Read More »
Making mistakes with our money is something we all are wary of but can never really be sure of avoiding. Even those of our friends who seem to have the smarts for handling their money, sometimes falter at problems that credit and financial planning bring along. Never was money as simple as saving in a… Read More »
What is Layoff? Layoff and downsizing can be used interchangeably. It refers to the termination of an employee due to business reasons such as cutting costs and increasing profits, optimum utilization of resources etc. Layoffs are very common especially during economic turbulence or a recession. When a business slowdown occurs and the company goes through… Read More »
Fixed deposits in banks are one of the most preferred investments by risk averse Indians who also look forward to earn a higher interest rate as compared to the normal savings account in the bank. Now these fixed deposits have another wonderful benefit to offer the customers and that is the provision to take a… Read More »
Today there are a plethora of options in personal loans being provided by various banks and other financial institutions. Though the exact eligibility criteria for availing such personal loans varies from bank to bank there are few common guidelines which most of the lenders follow when it comes to approving a personal loan in India. … Read More »