I have now been married for over four years. It’s been a roller coaster ride for sure, with more ups than tumbles, I am glad to report. The great part is that unlike a lot of couples money has not been much of a source of conflict so far. So far, marriage and money […]
Complete guide to Procrastination
For me, my memory of being incessantly told by my parents to start studying earlier instead of going crazy at examination time is still fresh. Even today, they are well aware that some important tasks I end up leaving to the last minute, especially things like income tax return. It’s now become a ritualistic […]
The Four Pillars of Investing – William J. Bernstein
the book I wanted to discuss is one which has intrigued me for some time now but left me cold – Four Pillars of Investing by Dr. William J. Bernstein. Call me a jaded personal finance reader, but this could very well be one of my shortest Book Club posts considering how little new […]
13 Reasons Why… You Must Read
They say a lot of your passions or things that you love to do end up defining your identity. Just recently I got a proof of that when a colleague told me that I must be the “most well-read” people in the team. In all my fake modesty, I told her, not the “most” […]
My Favorite Personal Finance Ads
Being a marketer for a bank, I end up looking at competition communication often. I have always loved advertisements, especially the witty and insightful ones. I realized that I am yet to come across any Personal Finance blogger talking about some of the wonderful work done by the industry so far and decided to […]
Secrets of Power Negotiation – Roger Dawson
As I have mentioned earlier I am a member of the American consulate Library here in Mumbai. A month after I took membership, my husband also did. However, being more of a digital reader it was only a few weeks back that for the first time he looked at some books and borrowed them […]
Financial Rules of Thumb
In my new quest of putting myself out there and making new friends that I can look up to, Saturday was one of the most fruitful days. To give you a background, I graduated in history from one of the country’s best colleges called Lady Shri Ram College in the capital city of Delhi. […]
The Influence of Peer Groups
As a kid, my parents were always concerned about my friends and the company that I kept. I never really understood why it took up such a major mindshare for them and why they were always so concerned about it. However, there is enough and more research now to show the impact that peer […]
The Year of Less: Cait Flanders
The book that I read this time for the Personal Finance section of Book Club was very different. In all honesty, The Year of Less by Cait Flanders is more a memoir than a Personal Finance book. But the book starts on a Personal Finance premise and when you look through the really personal details […]
Breaking the myth of Overnight Success
How many times have you discussed people and their success with your own peer groups? Enough number of times you must have marveled at the idea of somebody becoming an overnight success. You yourself might have wished that you could wake up the next morning and suddenly be famous. Is overnight success even possible […]