Archive for Money Wise


Make no mistakes

MONEY MATTERS Cardinal sins of personal finance and how to avoid them. VENKATESH VARADACHARI
 
As you grow in to an adult and step in to the world of work, it is exciting to receive the first pay cheque, the first pay rise etc. However, it is very easy to spend all your money and get habituated […]

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What’s brewing?

To indulge, to splurge, to live a life of exuberance, collegians are turning into part-timers… PAYAL CHHABRIA

In the current era of Blackberry and Burberry, pizzas and pastas, i phones and i pads, stilettos and skimpy dresses, Pulsars and Porsches, whisky and wine, the youth of the city are lost in an exuberant ocean of materialistic […]

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Let’s get started!

The way we invest our money varies with our needs. TVS CIRRUSKANTHAN GUPTA gives you some tips on managing your money.

Starting early gives you a head start for financial freedom. For instance, if you keep Rs. 1000 aside every month, at the end of the year you will find Rs. 12000 which you could use […]

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It’s phone-friendly!

BUDGET 2010-11 Here is a basic guide to our National Budget, and what’s in it for you… SRINIVASAN S.

Come end of February and every body talks about the Budget. Television and car advertisements talk about “budget shock-free” offers; businessmen wait with bated breath to know what would be the fortunes of their industry in the […]

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Bookworms take note

PUBLISHING Those who love books and with some time to spare can opt for a part-time stint at publishing houses. DEEPA ONKAR

If you are the kind of person who enjoys books — and there are many ways in which you can — sitting glued to one, oblivious to the world and gorging from cover […]

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Great experience

My Take
Come summer and while school kids enjoyed their much awaited holidays we college students had to prepare for our summer internships. How much ever we moaned and groaned about having to work during holidays our laments fell on deaf ears. Our parents and college made sure that we were not given the opportunity to […]

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Internship matchmakers

WEBSITE Four IIT-ians have helped bridge the gap between internship seekers and employers through their website HelloIntern. SONAM JAIN

The difficulties faced in the elusive hunt for internships by the four students of IIT Mumbai — Abhishek Sharma, Jatin Jindal, Raviraj Jain and Snehal Nimje — turned out to be a blessing in disguise for thousands […]

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Extra money, extra fun

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY Part time jobs not only help you earn a little extra cash but if you are serious you can take it up full time. Find out how… MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN

Who doesn’t fancy some extra cash, especially when you are in college and have to wait anxiously for the beginning of every month for […]

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Green holiday

WORKING VACATIONS Are you ready to give up the comforts of the cozy hotel to sweat it out for nature during your vacation? Then here are the places to head to. KASHIF ALI

‘Getting away from the city’ is, prima facie, synonymous with the resistance put up against the urban milieu extracting more than its pound […]

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Cash in on your language skills

TRANSLATOR Strive hard to master a foreign language not only to score marks but also to fill your wallet. MAANASI RADHAKRISHNAN

As students we have all burned the midnight oil trying to learn German or French in school. Have you ever wondered what use it is for us to learn all these foreign languages? Maybe we […]

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