At first, it was
Alibaba & 40 Thieves nowit is Alibaba & 30 Thieves
Ask How ?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
......Recession Boss !!! Alibaba had removed 10 thieves from his group. Cost Cutting...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
How to manage recession
Markets
We all know that markets have slumped
We read about job-loses in news papers
People talk about atleast 24 months of recession
Early entrants are not getting jobs
Companies are closing
Sales are not picking up
Suddenly cash has evaporated from the market
Profitability is severely hit
I am employee
I need to keep my job
I need to pay EMIs
I have a family to run
I need to keep working to sustain myself
I need to feel secure
I need to save a little money for a rainy day
….
Basic Don’ts
Do not take too much vacation
Do not ask for promotion. Don’t ask for a salary increase. If you ask, you may soon not have a job. Remember, there are people available with better skills at lower salary levels.
Do not complain
Do not waste time gossiping
Don’t resist a transfer
Don’t resist travel
Don’t resist a salary cut
Don’t resist extra-work load
Don’t resist extra time at office if needed
Don’t change jobs in this market. It is too risky.
Basic Do’s
Daily Expenses
Take a stock of your expenses – actually write it down
Tick "Need to have" vs. "Nice to have"
Knock off all "Nice to have expenses" – Right Now!
Assuming you didn’t have a job – Plan for cash to survive for 24 months. Apparently, this recession will take atleast 24 months to come out of. Sit on cash!
Other tips to cut expenses –
Going to malls is expensive
Good restaurants are expensive
Impulsive shopping is expensive
Taking flights is expensive
Eating out daily is expensive
Check services which you are not using but have subscribed to
Going on vacations is expensive
The big loans
Home Loan & EMI
If you own one home and you are living in it and paying EMI, then see if you can partially fore-close it.
If you have two homes and paying EMI on both –
See if you can rent the second home – don’t bother about amount of rent. Rent to get cash flows going. Don’t feel bad that rental is not good enough. Trust me – it will soon be a great feeling to rent.
If you have enough money, then fore-close a significant part of it. If your interest rate is less than bank FD (which I doubt), then you don’t have to fore-close.
If you think the property will fetch a decent value, then sell it (though it is a buyer’s market)
Do I buy anything now? Do I invest?
Investing in stock and mutual funds?
Generate spare money every month – take a Systematic Investment plan (about 15% of your salary) – keep buying at low values for the next 24 months
Buy an asset – buy a house/apartment/land?
If you have cash and feel secure, this is a great time to buy. You can negotiate hard with builders/developers. Actually, you can write your own terms on the agreement.
First preference – Buy Land (always buy small sites, it is easier to dispose. Else farm land is a great option – big land, low cost)
Second preference – Buy House + Land (again buy from known developers)
Third preference – Buy apartment (you always wanted to buy that 3-bed/4-bed apartment from a reputed builder, but could never afford) – now is the time to ask for free. Some are being sold at ridiculous prices.
These suggestions are tough – do I live life or not?
The new principle – "Happiness is inversely proportional to expectations/desires". More the expectations / desires – lesser the happiness and vice versa
Some other ways to live great life –
Spend time with family – go for a picnic in a nearby garden
Exercise and walk a lot, drink lots of water
Listen to Radio, watch some TV
Visit Libraries, read books which you purchased, but never had a chance to open them
Go to friends place a for a dinner
Enroll into a hobby – music, painting etc
Do social service – start teaching, mentoring etc
Spend more time with your children
Join laughter forum, attend conferences and meet interesting people
Go for concerts
Don’t worry – what goes down will always go upMarkets will rebound – these tips will prepare you to be a winner
We all know that markets have slumped
We read about job-loses in news papers
People talk about atleast 24 months of recession
Early entrants are not getting jobs
Companies are closing
Sales are not picking up
Suddenly cash has evaporated from the market
Profitability is severely hit
I am employee
I need to keep my job
I need to pay EMIs
I have a family to run
I need to keep working to sustain myself
I need to feel secure
I need to save a little money for a rainy day
….
Basic Don’ts
Do not take too much vacation
Do not ask for promotion. Don’t ask for a salary increase. If you ask, you may soon not have a job. Remember, there are people available with better skills at lower salary levels.
Do not complain
Do not waste time gossiping
Don’t resist a transfer
Don’t resist travel
Don’t resist a salary cut
Don’t resist extra-work load
Don’t resist extra time at office if needed
Don’t change jobs in this market. It is too risky.
Basic Do’s
Daily Expenses
Take a stock of your expenses – actually write it down
Tick "Need to have" vs. "Nice to have"
Knock off all "Nice to have expenses" – Right Now!
Assuming you didn’t have a job – Plan for cash to survive for 24 months. Apparently, this recession will take atleast 24 months to come out of. Sit on cash!
Other tips to cut expenses –
Going to malls is expensive
Good restaurants are expensive
Impulsive shopping is expensive
Taking flights is expensive
Eating out daily is expensive
Check services which you are not using but have subscribed to
Going on vacations is expensive
The big loans
Home Loan & EMI
If you own one home and you are living in it and paying EMI, then see if you can partially fore-close it.
If you have two homes and paying EMI on both –
See if you can rent the second home – don’t bother about amount of rent. Rent to get cash flows going. Don’t feel bad that rental is not good enough. Trust me – it will soon be a great feeling to rent.
If you have enough money, then fore-close a significant part of it. If your interest rate is less than bank FD (which I doubt), then you don’t have to fore-close.
If you think the property will fetch a decent value, then sell it (though it is a buyer’s market)
Do I buy anything now? Do I invest?
Investing in stock and mutual funds?
Generate spare money every month – take a Systematic Investment plan (about 15% of your salary) – keep buying at low values for the next 24 months
Buy an asset – buy a house/apartment/land?
If you have cash and feel secure, this is a great time to buy. You can negotiate hard with builders/developers. Actually, you can write your own terms on the agreement.
First preference – Buy Land (always buy small sites, it is easier to dispose. Else farm land is a great option – big land, low cost)
Second preference – Buy House + Land (again buy from known developers)
Third preference – Buy apartment (you always wanted to buy that 3-bed/4-bed apartment from a reputed builder, but could never afford) – now is the time to ask for free. Some are being sold at ridiculous prices.
These suggestions are tough – do I live life or not?
The new principle – "Happiness is inversely proportional to expectations/desires". More the expectations / desires – lesser the happiness and vice versa
Some other ways to live great life –
Spend time with family – go for a picnic in a nearby garden
Exercise and walk a lot, drink lots of water
Listen to Radio, watch some TV
Visit Libraries, read books which you purchased, but never had a chance to open them
Go to friends place a for a dinner
Enroll into a hobby – music, painting etc
Do social service – start teaching, mentoring etc
Spend more time with your children
Join laughter forum, attend conferences and meet interesting people
Go for concerts
Don’t worry – what goes down will always go upMarkets will rebound – these tips will prepare you to be a winner
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)