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PERSONAL FINANCE MUSING 31 PLAY WITH NUMBERS- III FUN WITH THE RULES OF TRIPLE 15, 50:50 AND 5:25 Let me commence the post with the good news that my “author’s page” on Goodreads is now active. I will urge you to please visit my page and leave your comments on the book. For those who are not aware, Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. All the great books ever written can be discovered on Goodreads. I am providing the link for easy access below. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41086867-musings-of-a-financially-illiterate-father We are on to the third and concluding part of the trilogy of posts on “play with numbers”. It has been quite a discovery for me as well as I do my research to bring to you these fun numbers and I hope you are finding practical applications for the same. Since this post is in continuation of the last two week’s post, I am providing links for the sake of continuity. https://andysfinancial.blo

PERSONAL FINANCE MUSING 30 PLAY WITH NUMBERS- II PRUDENT FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH THE RULE OF 72 Let me begin with good news. My book “Musings of a Financially Illiterate father” has been selected for a launch at the prestigious lit-fest “Valley of Words” at Dehradun on 24 Nov 2018. The session will include the book launch, author’s interview, and Q&A session. For a debut author, it is indeed a rare honor and I thank all of you for spreading the good word about the book. We are on to the second part of the trilogy of posts on “play with numbers”- actually quite amusing, considering that it is coming from a “math illiterate” person like me. Anyway, that is what life is all about and there is no harm in pursuing one’s interest/hobby even late in life. It can provide an intellectual boost to the “job routine” in which most of us fall, as also can open new vistas in life and career like I have experienced in my own case, having written a book on personal finance a

PERSONAL FINANCE MUSING 29 PLAY WITH NUMBERS- I SOME FUN FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH SIMPLE MATH           Out of all the subjects that I studied in my school, math was something which I truly feared, nay, detested. I somehow endured this subject till my High School and then quickly shifted to Biology in my Intermediate. As I have moved on in life though, I have realized that one can’t divorce oneself from math or numbers, to be precise. As my interest in personal finance developed I started to look at math rather fondly, the abstract numbers started making sense to me, for they could be used to prognosticate and predict financial future, rather accurately. Today, in this post I will introduce you to some fun facts with numbers with which you can play around and yet derive tangible outcomes which will prove crucial to your future financial planning. Rule of 72           Though astonishingly simple, this rule can help you tremendously in your financial planning and thr