Elementum Money - Personal Finance | Personal Growth

5 Reasons Why You Must File Your Income Tax Return

July 9, 2018 Leave a comment

July is not a month I really look forward to (apart from my mum’s birthday). For me, July is synonymous with 4 words – File Income Tax Return. It’s an annual duel of words that me and my father have with each other. Starting May, once a fortnight he will feign a casual tone and ask me if

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Personal Growth, Personal Growth Books, Productivity, Skills

Book Club – Deep Work (Part 1)

July 7, 2018 Leave a comment

For some time now, I have been a fan of podcasts. A few months back, on one of the productivity podcasts, I heard an interview with Cal Newport talking about his new book – Deep Work. In the

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Emotional Money, Money Basics, Saving Money

The Frugality Philosophy

July 2, 2018 Leave a comment

As I have understood more of the Personal Finance blogosphere I have come to realize there are different kinds of blogs within Personal Finance too. While some like mine cover all possible topics

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Habits

Why Becoming a Morning Person Changed My Life

June 29, 2018 Leave a comment

The world can be divided into 2 kinds of people – morning people and night owls. Having been on both ends I can tell you why becoming a morning person has changed my life. As a kid, my

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Emotional Money, Mindset, Personal Finance Books, Personal Growth Books

Book Club – How Rich People Think

June 25, 2018 Leave a comment

Books remain my favorite medium of learning. With my shift to 2-post-a-week blog schedule, I realized the one piece that I have missed out writing on has been Book Club! The good thing is that

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Habits

7 Reasons Why Multitasking Is Bad For You

June 22, 2018 Leave a comment

For years, I have been a firm believer of multi-tasking, be it listening to music and studying, watching TV shows while cooking, reading while watching TV or writing an email while talking on the

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Investing, Money Guides

Complete Guide to Goal Based Investing

June 18, 2018 Leave a comment

I was watching the Soccer World Cup match yesterday and realized the excitement that running towards a goal brings with it. That led to the realization of just why goal based investing is such a

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Mindset, Skills

5 Reasons Why You Must Visualize Your Goals

June 15, 2018 Leave a comment

As a person, I have often stared blankly when asked, “what’s your goal in life?”. For a long time, I didn’t think life was a journey that came with goals. You pretty much get what you get and

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Philanthropy

The Joy of Giving

June 11, 2018 Leave a comment

One of the fundamental questions that we humans often ask ourselves is – what makes us happy? Apart from harmonious relationships, one of the strongest keys to happiness is generosity or giving

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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.

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5 Reasons Why You Must File Your Income Tax Return

Book Club – Deep Work (Part 1)

The Frugality Philosophy

Why Becoming a Morning Person Changed My Life

Book Club – How Rich People Think

7 Reasons Why Multitasking Is Bad For You

Complete Guide to Goal Based Investing

5 Reasons Why You Must Visualize Your Goals

The Joy of Giving