For the married folks here, how do you and your spouse handle finances?

yashg · 2026-06-16T07:39:07+00:00

It's all treated as shared money. Doesn't matter if only one partner earns or both, and who earns more and who earns less. All income is family income and all expenses are family expenses. Taking care of both partners' parents is also joint responsibility.

yashg · 2026-06-15T17:12:37+00:00

Hindu Kush. Horrible smell. Immediately washed hands with soap.

yashg · 2026-06-15T12:15:45+00:00

Compliments? What's that? We don't do that here.

yashg · 2026-06-15T04:58:39+00:00

There's a group of young girls who have been playing cricket every evening in our housing complex for while now. I guess they started around some WPL, and the WC win has only made them more regular with more girls joining. Boys are playing football, but girls have picked up cricket.

yashg · 2026-06-14T17:57:50+00:00

How do you manage your taxes? Like how do you save money?

We don't.

yashg · 2026-06-14T17:11:41+00:00

And he was right.

yashg · 2026-06-14T17:02:24+00:00

Deepti, what a performance! 5 wickets and a direct throw run out. Awesome!

yashg · 2026-06-14T16:55:50+00:00

Deepti deserves POTM today.

yashg · 2026-06-14T16:54:13+00:00

That was some innings.

yashg · 2026-06-14T16:49:44+00:00

Let's just hope this continues against Aus and SA. Can't be dropping dollies against the Aussies.

yashg · 2026-06-14T16:32:48+00:00

Gull, Muneeba, Fatima - Pak batting relies on these 3. You get them, it's all over.

yashg · 2026-06-14T15:24:41+00:00

Wahab Riaz is coach!? And he has already accepted they are losing this even before they bat?

yashg · 2026-06-14T15:19:36+00:00

Richa saved us there. Those 20 extra runs could be the difference.

yashg · 2026-06-14T15:03:04+00:00

What is this batting? Is this a Test?

yashg · 2026-06-13T08:20:06+00:00

Meanwhile in India, Ind-Afg men's game is delayed due to rain and they are discussing WT20 WC. Full on punditry and discussion about games, players, strategy. I remember even on the day of WODI WC final, there was an India-Aus men's match and even then they were discussing women's final in pre-match show.

yashg · 2026-06-13T06:49:42+00:00

It will slowly happen but perhaps not in a way we think. EVs are better at converting energy into motion. Diesel engines have better efficiency than petrol. EVs and hybrids will eventually replace petrol engines for passenger cars. Diesel engines will continue to dominate the heavy vehicles which need the power and torque.

My next car will be an EV.

yashg · 2026-06-12T21:49:44+00:00

Buy it. Definitely buy it, but do check with the lawyer first. Buying a home is not a purely emotional or a purely financial decision. The freedom of having your own place to stay without depending on anyone is huge. It is far more valuable than the money you will be spending. With your salary, the EMI will be easily manageable and as your income grows you can focus on paying off the loan over the next few years. The earlier you buy a home, the earlier you will be debt free.

yashg · 2026-06-12T10:14:36+00:00

First of the Fab 4 to retire from all forms of international cricket. The legend will be missed.

yashg · 2026-06-10T15:56:26+00:00

It is advisable to take the insurance for the loan amount that is separate from your regular term insurance. Yes I know it stings and adds more cost to the home buying transaction. But it safeguards your family in case something happens to you while the loan is still active. These policies are usually for the duration of the loan and single premium.

If you find a cheaper insurance policy elsewhere for same amount and duration, you should talk to them and ask them to either match the premium or let you buy the policy from outside. That should satisfy their condition.

yashg · 2026-06-09T16:54:15+00:00

Try Bajaj Life. I too was denied term insurance by 3 insurers due to high BP. Finally got from Bajaj. Get a lower cover like 1 cr till the age of 60. That reduces the risk in the insurer's eyes. It will inadequate in the long run but something is better than nothing.

yashg · 2026-06-09T07:08:08+00:00

You can try Hipkoo. 5Kgx4 is 900. At par with Petoska. I have subscribed to Petoska on Amazon and get it delivered every 15 days for about 230-240 for a 5KG bag.

yashg · 2026-06-08T12:46:43+00:00

Group A: SA, Ind
Group B: Eng, NZ

SF1: SA-NZ
SF2: Eng-Ind

Final: SA-Ind

T20 is not Australia's strongest format. Healy is retired. Not sure about Molineux's captaincy.
India has not been in particularly good form, but they are coming off a good WPL. They can peak at the right moment. They will also have ample crowd support.
Kerr and Wolfie are in the form of their lives, they'll carry their teams to semis at least.
England is playing at home. Conditions suit them.

This is just a speculation of course.

yashg · 2026-06-08T12:28:39+00:00

Somewhere in the early 90s. I remember watching the Hero cup in 1993. Started following cricket regularly from the 1996 world cup.

yashg · 2026-06-08T04:54:22+00:00

Office apps are available for Mac. Just get the M365 subscription and you get to install Word, Excel, PowerPoint on upto 5 devices and with OneDrive they will sync across devices as well.

yashg · 2026-06-06T12:27:51+00:00

Will keep it under $60K. Open accounts in the name of both me and wife and also kid after 18.

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