Desire a steep price tag item? How to smartly tackle your shopping wish list.

With seasonal sales always on the horizon and e-commerce giants often announcing festive season best-ever sales on their websites, ‘Not Shopping’ is hardly an option for the consumer (or even the utilitarian). The internet is constantly flooded with coverage of online sales on Flipkart, Amazon, Myntra, and many more. Anything and everything you need to …

Applying For A Credit Card? Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes

While getting too friendly with credit cards is one of the credit card mistakes to avoid, you need to be diligent during the application process too. While applying for a credit card is a relatively easy process, you may tend to make some common mistakes while you are at it.  These mistakes have consequences – ranging …

Our Republic Turns 71: Has Our Credit Sector Kept Pace?

They say the concept of credit is as old as humanity itself; coming into existence even before the concept of money did. The concept of formal credit, however, is a little more recent. On the occasion of the Indian Republic turning 71, we trace the history of the Indian credit sector, and see how it …

Artificial Intelligence In Hiring: Is Bias A Major Concern?

Artificial Intelligence has rapidly moving from a concept on paper to a legitimate technique with applications across domains. The tech world was talking about AI for a while now, but now, the other industries are abuzz with it, too. The use of AI is slowly becoming normalised; something to be expected, even. This is especially …

The Relationship Between Financial Wellness And Team Morale

Money, or the lack of it, is a major cause of stress in adults. Often, when working adults are facing financial issues, the resulting stress and anxiety can follow them to their workplace. Unsurprisingly, these stressed employees are unable to deliver to their full potential. If we ask about what is considered the ideal state …

How To Deal With “Lend Me” Friends

Mario Puzo once said that friendship and money are like oil and water. This can sound like an unusual take, and would certainly not be true in all cases, but having ‘lend me’ friends can have disastrous consequences. These may range from never seeing your friend again and burning relationships, or never getting your money …

Today’s Youth – Broke Millennials or Smart Borrowers?

28 year old Sharan would fit check a lot of boxes on the stereotypical millennial checklist. A penchant for eating out from quality food joints, a habit of catching his favorite matches from the neighbourhood sports pub, and a strong desire to flaunt the latest smartphone or take quarterly vacations – Sharan clearly loves to …