Manking Personal Finance Easy
A credit card is a financial instrument that helps you streamline your financial health by consolidating expenses and debts and paying them off before a fixed date without having to pay interest on them. It can help you manage your expenses in an organized manner. You can get rewards and cash back, access to airport…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo credit: PTI Since the price of chana dal (gram dal) continued to rise ahead of the upcoming festivities, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Wednesday (October 23, 2024) launched the second phase of retail sales of ‘Bharat Chana Dal’ in New Delhi. The average price of gram…
NEW DELHI: The festive season has brought some cheer to the economy. Several data on Friday pointed to improved consumer confidence, but economists warned that growth faces headwinds on several fronts. Goods and services tax (GST) collections recovered from a record low in September and posted a healthy 8.9% rise in October from a year…
If you want to take full advantage of the high interest rates prevailing in the current market, you should consider tying up part of your savings in fixed deposits. With equity markets falling due to sell-off from foreign investors and Nifty50 already down 8 percent from all-time highs, parking your money in fixed deposits seems…
Representative image of workers weighing and packing rice bags | Photo credit: Reuters The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has abolished the minimum export price for non-basmati milled rice. In a notification on Wednesday, the DGFT removed the minimum export price of $490 per tonne for non-basmati milled rice with immediate effect. Similarly, the…
If you are a regular credit card user, it is vital that you settle your bill on time to keep your credit score intact and avoid paying late fees and interest at an exorbitant rate. There is no denying that the best time to settle your credit card bill is before the due date. Not…
The government’s announcement to hold the census in 2025 was widely welcomed. This reaffirms the crucial role the Census has played in shaping policy since its inception in 1872. In addition to its legacy of recording demographic shifts, economic conditions and socio-political trends, Census 2025 will be important for three crucial initiatives: decision), electoral demarcation…
In our rapidly evolving financial landscape, virtual credit cards have emerged as a convenient and secure payment option. They aim to simplify credit transactions while reducing the risks of theft and loss compared to traditional physical credit cards. What is a virtual credit card? A virtual credit card is the digital form of a physical…
The View from Washington: Who are Trump and Harris attractive to? | Video credit: The Hindu In the third episode of The View from Washington, as the US election campaigns heat up, we look at the gender gap among Kamala Harris and Donald Trump supporters, the ethnic groups they are targeting, campaigns in the swing…
Arvinder Singh (56), who runs a retail business (telecom equipment and electric two-wheelers) in Delhi, faced the same dilemma. A chance meeting with a financial professional at a meeting deeply influenced him. He decided to test the waters, that too when he just turned 50. View full image Graphic by Pranay Bhardwaj He started investing…
