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  • Smart festive shopping: Don’t let FOMO derail your budget

    Smart festive shopping: Don’t let FOMO derail your budget

    Navigate festive sales wisely by prioritising needs, budgeting, maintaining a healthy EMI-to-income ratio, avoiding multiple loans and leveraging cashback platforms to ensure financial stability and maximise savings.

  • Compulsive shopping troubling you? Understand why you shop, delay buying to feel more in control

    Compulsive shopping troubling you? Understand why you shop, delay buying to feel more in control

    If you often find yourself shopping due to boredom, emotional triggers, or the lure of a good sale, and want to change something about it, there are practical strategies you can use to curb the habit and make more mindful purchasing decisions.

  • Diwali shopping: How to maximise reward points and get the most out of your budget

    Diwali shopping: How to maximise reward points and get the most out of your budget

    Tips for Maximizing Your Credit Card Rewards: Explore your card provider's portal for limited-time festive rewards and redeem exclusive offers.

  • Festive blues: Here's how to deal with stress, loneliness, sadness during the holiday season

    Festive blues: Here's how to deal with stress, loneliness, sadness during the holiday season

    How to overcome festive blues: By managing your expectations, staying connected with loved ones, and prioritising self-care, you can create a more balanced and peaceful festive season. 

  • Shopping Tips: How to spend sensibly this Durga Puja

    Shopping Tips: How to spend sensibly this Durga Puja

    While shopping during the festive season, have a realistic budget, and ensure the emergency fund remains untouched

  • AI, Micro-Influencers lead to 40% boost in festive purchases, claims Meta study

    AI, Micro-Influencers lead to 40% boost in festive purchases, claims Meta study

    A new Meta report reveals significant changes in India's festive shopping, highlighting AI, quick commerce, micro-influencers, and regional language content as key factors in boosting festive sales.

  • Personal loans: Banks offering the lowest interest rates on a Rs 5-lakh loan during the festive season

    Personal loans: Banks offering the lowest interest rates on a Rs 5-lakh loan during the festive season

    Bank of Maharashtra, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank offer interest rates between 10 and 10.8 percent on a personal loan of Rs 5 lakh for a tenure of 5 years.

  • How to maintain your credit score this festival season

    How to maintain your credit score this festival season

    When you borrow, ensure you have a mix of secured and unsecured loans. And never overborrow. A high credit score can empower you and facilitate greater future spending at a lower cost.

  • Watch out for financial changes this November amid gold buying for Dhanteras and navigating festive offers

    Watch out for financial changes this November amid gold buying for Dhanteras and navigating festive offers

    The month will see BSE raising derivatives transaction fees and banks will wind up special high-rate FD schemes while the reward multiplier scheme will end for Amex cardholders.

  • Festive season splurge: 5 smart tips to keep your budget on track

    Festive season splurge: 5 smart tips to keep your budget on track

    Before you indulge in shopping, prepare a budget and steer clear of debt traps like buy now, pay later or no-cost EMI schemes.

  • No dearth of demand, more than 50% customers to raise festive purchases this year: Amazon India

    No dearth of demand, more than 50% customers to raise festive purchases this year: Amazon India

    Saurabh Srivastava, Vice President, Amazon India said that ads business is seeing robust growth in India and customers in non-metro areas are signing up for Prime subscriptions

  • Festive Sale 2022 | Five credit cards that make shopping more rewarding

    Festive Sale 2022 | Five credit cards that make shopping more rewarding

    While shopping during the festive sale, spend smartly and responsibly. These cards have been arranged according to the least annual fees

  • Online shopping sites and physical store line up Festive Sale offers: Four smart shopping tips to make the most of it

    Online shopping sites and physical store line up Festive Sale offers: Four smart shopping tips to make the most of it

    This festive season, before you shop, understand whether it's a need or a desire to purchase, take a step to save now and buy later, do the math behind deep-discount schemes offered, and more suggestions.

  • Five important money matters that need your attention this August

    Five important money matters that need your attention this August

    RBI’s monetary policy announcement, penalties for belated income tax returns, smart shopping tips, penalties on premature withdrawal of fixed deposits — there is a lot happening in August. Here is what you need to watch out for.

  • Festive shopping aids recovery as retail sales reach 88% of pre-pandemic levels in August: RAI

    Festive shopping aids recovery as retail sales reach 88% of pre-pandemic levels in August: RAI

    According to the Retailers Association of India, retail sales in the North and South of India almost reached pre-pandemic levels in August as consumers flocked to shops with the approach of the festival season in the country.

  • How to plan your shopping this festive season

    How to plan your shopping this festive season

    Between September and late October every retailer worth his salt is angling for your attention and indulgence because the shopping season which roughly accounts for about 40 percent of the total annual sales for most brands is between this period.

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