I Tried a ₹500 a Day Budget for 7 Days—The First 5 Expenses I Cut Shocked Me (And I Didn’t Miss Them)
I Tried a ₹500 a Day Budget for 7 Days — Here’s What I Cut First (and What I Wish I’d Stopped Buying Earlier) Can you actually survive on ₹500 a day? I thought I knew the answer. I figured food would be the killer — that I’d be counting…
What Happened When I Stopped Using Credit Cards
What Happened When I Stopped Using Credit Cards: A 90-Day Financial Experiment I didn’t realize how much control credit cards had over my money—until I stopped using them. For years, I juggled three credit cards, convincing myself I was…
Living on Cash Only for 30 Days: Lessons Learned
Living on Cash Only for 30 Days: Here’s What Changed What if every swipe, tap, and scan disappeared overnight? For most of us, spending money has become invisible. A quick tap of our phone at the coffee shop. An auto-debit for streaming services we…
I Tried the No-Buy Trend for a Month—Was It Worth It?
I Tried the No-Buy Trend for a Month—Was It Worth It? Let’s be honest: have you ever checked your bank account mid-month and wondered where all your money went? You didn’t buy anything “big,” yet somehow your balance is…
30-Day No-Spend Challenge: Lessons, Savings, and Mindset Changes
30-Day No-Spend Challenge: What I Learned The idea of a 30-day no-spend challenge sounds simple enough: stop buying things you don’t absolutely need for 30 days. But when I first heard about this personal finance experiment, I was skeptical. Could…