Money Minus Noise
Noise, and the facts
UPI payments will be charged extra from next month.Only merchant payments above ₹2,000 attract MDR. The tea shop's bills rarely cross ₹500.
Read the postKeep 90% of your FIRE corpus in equity and assume 12% a year.Real life isn't an Excel sheet. Cap equity, keep a cash bucket, rebalance.
Read the postDon't redeem your mutual funds. Take an easy SIP loan instead.The fund's return is uncertain. The loan's interest isn't.
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Don't make your Emergency Fund chase returns
An interesting trend I have noticed recently! More people are stopping/reducing their SIPs and diverting that money towards building a bigger EmergencyFund (EF). Given the current…
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A coconut grove, a builder's sign, and no outrage
For over a decade, I've been seeing a huge stretch of land filled with hundreds of Coconut trees. Today, I noticed a prominent builder's signage announcing a new project there. Another…
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When markets rise, they sell optimism. When they fall, they sell fear
A few years ago, when markets hit new highs almost every other month, I remember an Influencer proudly claiming he kept investing his clients' money even as markets touched new peaks.…
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Can Bengaluru real estate crash because of the job market?
Can Bengaluru's RealEstate market crash because of the current Job scenario? I've been hearing this question more frequently lately. On paper, Bengaluru Real Estate still looks strong.
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SIP loans: keep your investments, pay the interest
SIPLoans! This was a new term I was introduced to last week. While discussing PersonalFinance with a friend, he mentioned that he had taken an “SIP Loan.”
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What a sane FIRE portfolio actually looks like
What should a sane FIRE portfolio actually look like? If you listen to the internet, the answer can be insane: Go 90% or 100% into equity!
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Who am I, really? Three questions I ask every money headline
Over the last few years, I've noticed something interesting. I receive a lot of messages about MoneyMinusNoise and what I write on this platform through quiet, private DMs. Maybe people are…
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Buying gold for ₹100 on an app? Read the fine print
Open any payment app. You can buy Gold for just ₹100! Convenient? Absolutely. But here's what that ₹100 screen doesn't tell you!
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