In today’s day and age, there are lot of unconventional jobs and with that there are more number of people with irregular flow of income. This irregular income can affect their finances too. There was a time when having a job meant getting regular income, having periodic appraisals, and planning for a retirement through […]
Why is Short Term Investment not advisable?
Short Term Investments are good to park your surplus funds to earn a bit more from them. However the practice of only investing for the short term or having a short outlook for investments is bad for your money. People are not patient these days. We want everything fast, thanks to that craving of the […]
Our Generation: How we complicate our simple lives, financially and otherwise
The generation we belong to, finds it so easy to complicate matters and mess up a perfectly fine and stable financial life that can be easy to manage and live with and build wealth. A few days back I was out and about at a mall. I saw a kid with his parents crossing a […]
8 Internet Banking Mistakes most of us make
Internet banking is a boon and a great time saver in our lives. However, internet banking also comes with its fair share of risks and most of them are caused by our own mistakes. Here are some internet banking mistakes to avoid in India. Online banking is used by almost everyone these days at least […]
Planning to save for the “Future”; What if that “Future” never came?
We all save for tomorrow – the future. But when does that “future” actually come? Have you considered buying certain things in the present? This being the 100th post on stepupmoney.com, I could have easily done something to co-relate to the number 100, like 100 ways to save money or 100 tips to better investments […]
Why Women can be great with Personal Finance?
Women often find that personal finance is something for the men to think of and let them do the math. However, Women should be more involved in personal finance and they can be even better than men at it. It is not Women’s Day that I am writing for women. Instead it is the start […]
How to Make a Will in India?
The thought of making a will in India can be overwhelming for us, but it is pretty easy and straight forward to do so. Read on to know how to write a will in India. We just discussed the need or rather the importance of a will in India in the previous post. It is […]
The ‘Loan’ly Life – We live and breathe EMI
Buying stuff on loan has made our life so easy that everything is available on EMI. But EMI is a great tool as well as terminal disease that eats your life. Here’s why As a continuation from our previous post on Affordability and the Myths about it, we focus on Loans and EMI and what […]
Why we never end up saving ‘Enough’
So often we realize that no matter what we do, we are never able to save ‘enough’. Why is it so? Why we can’t save enough? All of us work hard for a good life. Healthy life that can take care of medicals, bills, kids, their education, a car; later on in life a house […]
9 ‘Money’ things to do in 2014: Financial Roadmap for the New Year
It is the start of 2014 and we all have many things to do, resolutions to make. Among those many things, there are some ‘Money’ things to be done in 2014 as well. Read on. It’s New Year!!! We are all positive and full of hope that the good things of 2013 carry on and […]