Author: Joydeep Bagchi

How Banks Look at Your Borrowing Capacity — And How You Should Look at It

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing Most borrowers walk into a bank with one…

EMI Is Not Affordability: The Mistake Most Borrowers Make

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing “I can afford the EMI.” That sentence has…

Should You Prepay Your Home Loan or Invest the Money Instead?

Borrow Smart™ | Borrow Smart™ This is one of the most emotionally difficult financial decisions.…

The Difference Between Productive Debt and Consumption Debt

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing Here is a simple test. Someone borrows ₹15…

When Borrowing Can Actually Help You Build Wealth

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing There is an interesting contradiction in personal finance.…

Loan Against Property: Unlocking Wealth or Creating Trouble?

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing Imagine owning a property worth ₹2 crore. It…

Home Loan: Is Your House Making You Rich or Just Making You EMI-Rich?

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing There is a sentence I hear regularly: “I…

Good Debt vs Bad Debt: A Simple Framework Every Indian Should Know

Borrow Smart™ | Loans, Leverage & Borrowing We often hear: “Take as little debt as…

The same ₹25 lakh can create two completely different lives

Let me give you a simple example. Imagine two people. Both borrow ₹25 lakh. Both…