Elementum Money - Personal Finance | Personal Growth

The Value of Thinking in Shades of Grey

August 17, 2019 Leave a comment 1

There was a time when “shades of grey” was an innocent enough phrase. Now with E.L. James and her bestselling trilogy, on hearing the words, most people’s thoughts run pretty wild! However, the value of thinking in shades of grey in today’s highly polarized times only keeps increasing. Today,

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Money Basics, Personal Finance Books

The Wisdom of Finance – Mihir Desai

August 2, 2019 Leave a comment

My husband’s brother is one of those people I get to see often and share a bond of mutual adoration with. Being an HR professional, he has also picked up a habit of reading personal finance

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Relationships

The Role of Friendship in Our Lives

July 27, 2019 Leave a comment

In life, through different stages, I have had a lot of friends. Some I have considered close, some as mere acquaintances and some for purely entertainment value. Over the years, some friendships

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Research Findings

Research Study – Indians’ Life Goal Preparedness

July 19, 2019 Leave a comment

One of my favorite things to start my week is catching up on the latest edition of ET Wealth every Monday morning. Last Monday I came across an interesting research study done by Bajaj Allianz

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Occasions

5 Life Lessons I Learnt From My Mother

July 12, 2019 Leave a comment

As a person, I am not inclined to much of expressive writing on social media for years now. I rather prefer the intimacy of a phone call or WhatsApp to connect to people, with some social media

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Mindset, Personal Growth

Behave – Robert Sapolsky

July 5, 2019 Leave a comment

There was a time, a short time when I had forgotten the joy I derive from reading and did not really have too many avenues to stumble upon good books either. Today, in some ways, it’s like

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Financial Planning, Money Guides

The Complete Guide to Emergency Funds

June 27, 2019 Leave a comment

When most people think of financial planning, it seems like a mass of complex, difficult concepts easier to ignore than pay attention to and work on. But, as I discussed in a prior post,

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Occasions

A Fork in the Road

June 20, 2019 Leave a comment

For some time now, I have been trying to balance a few things, while realizing that the number of balls and their speed is getting out of hand. One hint was when for the Personal Growth section,

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Money Basics, Personal Finance Books

Naked Money – Charles Wheelan

June 12, 2019 Leave a comment

I am a sucker for a sense of humor. I have an increasing passion for money. I love reading books. Knowing these three facts about myself, it shouldn’t have really come as a surprise that I would

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About Me

APARNA

While I have always been a Bibliophile, this blog signifies for me the fact that you must keep an open mind. Finance and Personal Growth were two areas that I looked at with utter disdain. Finance bored me, and I thought I was too good for Personal Growth. For a long time, “Finance” has been the F-word in my life that I have quietly tiptoed around. Just when I was determined to keep my distance from the world of Finance and Banks, I got an offer to join as a marketing manager at India’s largest private bank. I very nearly gave it up, but then they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I joined the bank, started understanding financial products better and finally over the years ended up reading a lot on Personal Finance. One bank later and well in my second bank stint, my quest was still on, and I enrolled in completed the Certified Financial Planning course. While that gave me the numbers for the game, the softer aspects were still missing. The idea of combining the basics of financial planning with the essential money matters of the heart led to the rise of Elementum Money.

My Year in Books – 2024

Guide to NPS Vatsalaya

My Year in Books – 2023

5 Reasons We Need to Talk of Gender Parity

The Value of Thinking in Shades of Grey

The Wisdom of Finance – Mihir Desai

The Role of Friendship in Our Lives

Research Study – Indians’ Life Goal Preparedness

5 Life Lessons I Learnt From My Mother

Behave – Robert Sapolsky

The Complete Guide to Emergency Funds

A Fork in the Road

Naked Money – Charles Wheelan