App-based Salary Advances – The new way to approach your end-of-month blues

Payday is great! You’re all pumped up with the replenished account balance and ready to celebrate with gourmet meals, shopping, a new Marvel movie, and more. It’s finally that time when you can move items from the wishlist to the cart and tick items in your bucket list. Pause. But, it’s also time to face …

Interest rates explained: Credit cards and Fibe

Millennials largely depend on credit and borrowed money, far more than the preceding generations. Weekend vacations, buying a car or even sudden shopping trips may often not fit into their monthly salary. Financial institutions have long identified this problem and come up with several alternatives depending on the amount you need to borrow, the income …

Loans – A Healthy Credit Score and its Benefits

A credit score is an important factor in one’s financial life. It is a three-digit number that financial organisations use to determine your likelihood of repaying a debt. Your credit score is based on your credit history, a record of all your past loans and credit transactions which assesses your ability to repay debts. Credit …

The Tax Advantages Behind Investments – Simplified

With the new financial year, came some really good news. With the new tax slabs, there is an opportunity for you to save your taxable income. Getting a major chunk of taxable income out of the way by making the most of Section 80C is a great starting point for most of us, but even …

Unconventional Investment Ideas to Grow Your Wealth Smartly

If you are looking at growing your money, the world of investments has no limits. While there are conventional methods of investment like fixed deposits, PFs, bonds and more, there are multiple alternative methods you may want to explore too. Non-traditional methods can surprise you and provide outsized results. Here are a few different types …

Understanding Salary Advance and How to Manage It

From paid vacations to health insurance, organisations have left no stone unturned to ensure the convenience of their employees. However, with the state of the global economy and rate of inflation we tend to see, money seems to be slipping out of our bank accounts faster than we can earn it. Despite meticulous planning and …

Preserving Your Credit Score: 7 Things To Watch Out For

Imagine being able to borrow money without any hassles or unruly paperwork, so that you could buy your dream car or house. However, reality is far from such a scenario. Borrowing money from the bank depends on a number of factors – the most important being your credit score. A credit score is an indicator …