Today is India’s Independence Day, Are you really feeling Financially Independent?

ByBalachandran Viswaram

We Indians are celebrating the 78th Independence Day today, 15th August 2024. It is a matter of pride that we are freed from the colonial rule that lasted around 89 years. My grandfather worked as a driver and drove trucks in Assam when the other famous freedom fighters etched their name in history. I still…

Investing is not a Flower, its a FIRE, jhukega nehi.. Financially Independent, Retire Early!

ByBalachandran Viswaram

FIRE — Financially Independent, Retire Early! was a movement started in the 90s after the authors Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez popularized it in their book — “Your Money or Your Life”. The concept is to save/invest 70% of your earnings, meet the consumption demands with the 30%, and then retire rich in 7 to 10 years. It may…