Frequently asked questions
💰 Income Wallet · Salary & Earnings
How much of my salary should I save?
Start with 20% and increase 1% per quarter. Use our
Savings Sprint Simulator to find your ideal savings rate based on age and city.
What is the 50/30/20 rule for India?
We recommend 40% needs, 20% wants, 20% investments, 10% emergency, 10% goals. Play with the
Salary Allocator.
How to plan variable income as a freelancer?
Use the “average + buffer” method. The Income Wallet helps you allocate high‑earning months to future months. Check the
Income Wallet guide.
What is the best salary allocation for Indians?
A refined rule: 40% needs, 20% wants, 20% investments, 10% emergency, 10% term goals. See
Income Wallet for details.
🛒 Expenses Wallet · Budget & Debt
Why do most budgets fail?
They ignore psychology. The Expenses Wallet uses bucket capping – once empty, you stop spending. No guilt. Try the
Budget Master Simulator.
How to prioritise EMIs and debt?
Always pay high‑interest debt (credit cards) from the Expenses Wallet before discretionary spending. Use our
EMI Calculator.
What is a good monthly budget for a family?
It depends on income. The
Family Life Stage page has sample budgets for 1L, 1.5L, 2L salaries.
Avalanche or snowball method?
Avalanche (highest interest first) saves money; snowball (smallest first) builds momentum. Our
Expenses Wallet recommends avalanche for credit cards.
📈 Investment Wallet · Grow Capital
What is the ideal asset allocation by age?
How to start investing with a small salary?
Equity vs debt – how to decide?
What are the best tax‑saving investments under 80C?
🏦 Wealth Wallet · Protect & Preserve
How much emergency fund do I need in India?
What is a good net worth by age?
How to calculate my FI number?
What is the Wallet Score?
0‑100 score combining savings, diversification, emergency, risk. Above 75 is strong. See
Wallet Score page.
⏳ LifeStages Wallet · Plan by Decade
Financial planning in your 20s?
How to balance home loan, child education, retirement in 30s/40s?
Use the Investment Wallet for growth and LifeStages for goal prioritisation. See
Professional and
Family stages.
Pre‑retirement checklist?
Retirement corpus withdrawal strategies?
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