Personal Finance Guide

Stock Market

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Why Did Stock Trading App Robinhood Shut Down on the Worst Possible Day?

The free stock trading app Robinhood crashed and shut down for not one, but two days on March 2 and 3, 2020. A brief on Robinhood… Robinhood stock trading app was a game changer when it came to scene, introducing free stock trades. Users had the freedom and the user-friendliness to get involved in the […]

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Personal Finance

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Should You Get a Credit Card in Your Teenage Years?

In a previous article, we discussed about how credit cards get a bad reputation because of the interest trap. But somehow, they remain one of the most used and preferred short-term borrowing methods out there. So, should you get a credit card in your teen years? Let’s find out. A little bit of history of […]

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Banking

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

What are Credit Cards & How Does Credit Card Interest Work?

Credit Cards have been and always will be a heavily discussed topic among all of us. It is one of the most controversial forms of money or credit lines available to us, and yet has earned itself a very poor reputation. And despite this poor reputation, credit cards have not been out of the finance […]

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March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

What is Passive Income & Active Income?

If you have looked on the Internet about ways to make money, these two terms are a sure fire search result. Although we don’t use ‘Active Income’ and ‘Passive Income’ on a day-today basis, whatever method we earn an income falls under either of these categories. So if you are new to the whole “earning […]

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Definitions

March 3, 2020May 18, 2021

Definitions – What is a Tax, Purpose & Types of Taxes

Often the most popular knowledge about tax is that it is a nuisance and increases the price of a product. But why does a government, which exists for the welfare of the people, do something counter-intuitive to the cause as increasing the price of a product? There are many reasons. Definition of a Tax A […]

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Definitions

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020

Earning Money/Income – How & Why?

This may seem like a weird topic to talk about, because we all know we need money. Let’s face it, it is essential for modern living and quite a leading factor affecting our happiness as well. But earning money in the wrong means could be the worst possible ways to lose your happiness. So why […]

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Definitions

March 1, 2020March 2, 2020

Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) – Definition & How To?

Financial Independence, Retire Early AKA FIRE is a concept populated by the book ‘Your Money or Your Life‘ written by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez in 1992. The concept sets forth a “fire” plan to save up to even 70% of your income so that you can retire early and comfortably. This level of savings […]

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Definitions

December 6, 2019May 18, 2021

Definitions – What is Retirement Planning?

Let’s face it. A burden-free retirement is what all of us expect through personal finance. But when you want and can ‘retire’ will largely depend on your own success of financial management. “Retirement planning can be defined as an individual’s goals for his retirement, a plan to achieve it, and all associated strategies required to […]

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Definitions

December 6, 2019May 18, 2021

Definitions – What are Investments?

On this blog, we have talked about what you do when you have deficit money for your financial plans: borrow. Here, we talk about what you do when you have excess money: invest. “Investment or investing can be simply put as setting aside some money in a feasible source in expectation of a future return.” […]

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Definitions

December 6, 2019May 18, 2021

Definitions – What is Insurance?

Achieving your personal financial goals does not happen without risk. Remember we told to add an additional 10% on to your revenue budget? This is to push yourself to achieve your goals 110%. When pushing your limits, you may have to take some risks and insurance helps you mitigate the fall, if it should come […]

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Why Did Stock Trading App Robinhood Shut Down on the Worst Possible Day?

Should You Get a Credit Card in Your Teenage Years?

What are Credit Cards & How Does Credit Card Interest Work?

What is Passive Income & Active Income?

Definitions – What is a Tax, Purpose & Types of Taxes

Earning Money/Income – How & Why?

Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) – Definition & How To?

Definitions – What is Retirement Planning?

Definitions – What are Investments?

Definitions – What is Insurance?