Learn how to save money to do what you love with Manish Chauhan [#TBS Eps 17]
Personal Finance Coach & Founder of India’s leading personal finance blog Jago Investor, Manish Chauhan talks about factors that causes us to spend more, financial concepts every layman must be aware of and common misconceptions people have about money.
This is our first episode on our personal finance series where we would try to answer some of the most pressing questions around money, when it comes to doing what you love. On the show today I have Manish Chauhan. Manish has been a personal finance coach for more than decade. He is the author and founder of India’s leading personal finance blog Jago Investor, A blog that has had more than 6 Lakh reader till date and served more than 15 thousand clients through their various services. Manish is has also authored two books on personal finance books in collaboration with CNBC. He is currently based out of Pune and manages Jago Investor with his Co-founder Nandish Desai.
Important Questions from the Episode
1. Why did you start Jago Investor ( 02 min, 48 Sec)
2. 2 biggest challenges in last 10 years in building Jago Investor ( 05 min, 43 Sec)
3. What has been your 3 biggest learning as a personal finance coach? ( 06 min, 54 Sec)
4. Have you come across people who wanted to quit their job and be freelancers or be on their own? What do you think holds them back? Is it just money or something more? ( 10 min, 47 Sec)
5. What kind of habits makes people spend more and save less? ( 15 min, 11 Sec)
6. Does e-wallets increase our propensity to spend ( 21 min, 49 Sec)?
7. How can personal finance help? And how does it not help? ( 26 min, 11 Sec)
8. Can you share 3 to 4 financial concepts that lay person must be aware of? (30 min, 30 Sec)
9. How much money does one really need? (35 min, 33 Sec)
10. Are there any misconceptions/Illusion that people have with respect to money? ( 39 min, 38 Sec)
11. Can you suggest a basic financial Plan for someone who wants to quit her job in two years and start a blog? What are the things that the person must look at? ( 41 min, 05 Sec)
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