Money Lessons This Teacher’s Day

September 5 is celebrated as Teachers Day in India and most of us would have fond memories from our school days of the celebrations held as a tribute to the contributions made by our teachers. As time passes and we all move through different stages of life, the meaning of the word ‘teacher’ keeps shifting – there emerges a perception that teachers need not necessarily be people who took up the mantle of educating us, but it can be anyone who may have left a mark on us. Learning is a lifelong journey and more often than not our experiences teach us the most important lessons. The recent pandemic years served as an eye-opener and strong lesson for being mindful about managing money for a secure future. Here are a few money lessons that the pandemic life taught us: Emergency funds can be your saviour The biggest takeaway from the pandemic has been that there is seldom any...