The early 2000’s were the ‘boom years’ for the Credit Card industry. Virtually every bank was investing heavily in credit card departments, and there was a strong emphasis on sales. By the end of the decade, the chickens were...
Credit cards are a necessity of modern life. For better or worse, they come with advantages – and disadvantages – many of which we have covered previously in our articles. Given the sheer convenience of carrying a small plastic...
The reading of the Union Budget is an annual ritual that has acquired a near-mythical status among educated Indians. Though we have moved away from the ‘Command-and-control’ economy of the pre-liberalisation era, the Union Budget is still the primary...
One of the fast emerging careers in the tourism and the travel industry is that of a traveler. Many youngsters are giving up on their corporate high paying jobs just to quench their thirst of the wanderlust. I am...
If you have ever gone through your Bank statement in any detail, you would have realised how often certain amounts – seemingly small – have been deducted under the narration ‘Bank charges’. Sometimes they do not even show up...