Continued from Part 1 4. Have an emergency fund You must save at least your 6 months expense equivalent in an emergency fund which you can liquidate in 48-72 hours. I would advise opt for some good rated liquid mutual fund for this. Also you can consider short term bank FDs. Please never invest this money in stock, mutual fund and in any real estate .Because all these are risky .Increase this fund by the percentage equivalent to every year. To create this fund set a rule in your salary account to deduct 5k from your account to a recurring FD or to a liquid mutual fund every month. Ex: Suppose your monthly expense is 30k .Then you saved in emergency fund 30*6=180k.Next year suppose you will have a kid and expense increase to 40k.Then this fund should be increased to 40*6=240k 5. Control your expenses .try to live a lean life as much as possible. Control your instant gratification and avoid loans Hence please cut your expense as much as possible. Remember one day...
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