My cousin spent Rs 35 lakh on her wedding in 2024. Rs 12 lakh of that was borrowed. A year later, she and her husband are still paying off the wedding loan while living in a rented 1BHK. The wedding …
When I moved to Mumbai for my first job, the broker casually told me the rent agreement would cost Rs 8,500. I nodded like I knew what that meant. I did not. It was only later I learned that Rs …
My first salary was Rs 22,000 in-hand. I was 22, living in a PG in Bangalore, and felt rich for exactly 11 days. By the 12th, I had blown through most of it on a phone upgrade, eating out every …
Three years ago, I adopted a Labrador puppy. The breeder charged Rs 12,000. “Affordable,” I thought. In the first month alone, I spent Rs 18,000 on vaccinations, food, a crate, bowls, a collar, toys, and an emergency vet visit because …
Last May, my electricity bill jumped from Rs 2,800 to Rs 7,400. The only thing that changed? I started running the AC 8 hours a day. That Rs 4,600 increase was entirely the AC. But when I told my friend, …
It is appraisal season. Your manager schedules “the meeting.” You walk in hoping for 15%, walk out with 8%, and spend the next week wondering if you should start updating your LinkedIn. Sound familiar? The problem is most of us …
When I moved from a bike to a car for my 18 km office commute, everyone said it was an “upgrade.” My wallet disagreed. The monthly transport cost went from Rs 2,800 to Rs 12,500 overnight. And that was before …
The FIRE movement sounds amazing in theory. Save aggressively, invest smartly, quit your job at 40, and live off your portfolio forever. But every FIRE guide I read was written by someone earning $200,000 in San Francisco. Try applying that …
When I bought my 2BHK in Pune back in 2022, the builder said maintenance would be Rs 3 per sq ft. Two years later, our society is charging Rs 5.50 per sq ft, and half the residents are fuming. The …
I have been tracking the running costs of my friend’s Tata Nexon EV and my Honda City petrol for 8 months now. The results are fascinating — and not as one-sided as either camp would have you believe. Everyone focuses …
