- 30% - Investments
- 20% - Paying off debts
- 10% - Invest in yourself
- 30% - Rainy Day
- 10% - Treat yourself
Let's understand each of these points in detail⤵️
Most people tend to blow up their bonuses on shopping & travelling.
While you are entitled to your share of fun, seriously look at your bonus money to contribute something useful towards your future self & ripe the benefits of capital appreciation. #investing
30% - Investments💰
Your SIPs must match your incomes. By just investing your bonus money & increasing SIP by just 10% every year will help increase the final corpus size that you'll get eventually.
File your tax before due date to avoid these penalties
- A late filing fee of up to Rs. 10,000
- A penal interest rate of 1% per month will be charged on any unpaid taxes
- Delay in receiving a refund on any excess tax paid
2⃣ Using The Wrong ITR Form
Using the incorrect form results in a defective filing which will get rejected by the IT Department later.
The choice of ITR form you need to use depends on your sources of income.
Third-party insurance is compulsory in India, but you can buy comprehensive car insurance. It covers much more than accident and theft damage.
Hence, we suggest going through the available plans at your disposal before selecting one.
Look into the different policies offered by various insurance companies.
Gain a clear picture, and consider the option you find most suitable for yourself.
Before investing in any fund, you must first identify your goals for the investment. For long term goals like goals which have a horizon more than 5 years, one can take equity exposure but for short & medium term goals, you should stick to debt plans
2) Performance vis a vis Benchmark
A benchmark is basically the index which acts as a yardstick to evaluate the relative performance of your scheme in relation to the market average.
You need to find out whether the fund is able to beat the benchmark consistently or not.
Tax credit is the sum that allows certain assessees to offset their taxes Rupee by Rupee, thereby reducing the overall local, state or federal tax liability.
1️⃣Income Tax Credit
The individual is invariably charged higher taxes than is due. In that case, the excess amount is remitted as a tax credit and can be adjusted against future tax liabilities of the taxpayer, irrespective of his tax bracket.