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NRI's Guide to Banking, Income Tax, Aadhaar Card, and Investment in India - Rules, Regulations and Eligibility

As an India citizen, it's important for an NRI to know it's rights and responsibilities, especially about finance, tax, banking, and investments. When I first moved abroad I have absolutely zero knowledge of any of these with respect to Non Resident Indian and I even thought that NRIs are those who are once a citizen of India but now they have citizenship of other countries, I was totally wrong. Slowly I learned a lot of things about who is NRI and what changes when a resident Indian becomes an NRI and this post is a collection of those points. Read more »

Is Laptop, Tablets, and Mobile Phones allowed in Checked-In or Cabin baggage?

Yes, Laptop, Mobile Phones, Smartphones or any other Personal Electronic device, also known as PEDs are allowed in both check-in luggage and in cabin luggage in most of the countries. Though, it's general practice to carry mobile phones, laptops, tablets or any other personal electronic device in cabin luggage due to security reasons. Since these devices have a battery which may spark the fire and if they are in check-in luggage it will not be handled properly and in the worst case, it may result in loss of Aircraft. Hence its advised to always carry electronic devices with the battery in cabin luggage. Read more »

10 Tips to Save Money and Reduce Expenditure to Boost Savings in Long Term

Someone has wisely said that "one penny saved is one penny earned" while I also believe that one should not compromise on things that they love e.g. spending on family, holidays or smartphones, you can still save a lot of money by following these saving tips. People often say that inflation will eat your money, but there is a bigger threat to your money than inflation, it's unnecessary expenditure. Inflation will take years to erode your money value, but spending can take your money in seconds. Humans are very fickle by nature and given today aggressive advertising campaign then often end up buying stuff, they don't really need. Our focus is to minimize that expenditure to boost your savings. Read more »