How do you create a personal finance plan that aligns with long-term goals?

How do you achieve this?

I’ve noticed different people have different ways to approach their financial planning. Hoping to learn from each other and perhaps help others who read as well.

I've completed 1 year in my first job. I've tried saving and investing some money, help me decide what I can do better: Income: 22LPA PPF: 3 Lakh EPF: 2 Lakh MF: 5 Lakh Saving Account: 4.5 Lakh Income for new FY post increment: 29LPA I did these savings based on some advice from my elder brother. I'd like to spend more this year though, with some travel and going out more, maybe even purchase a scooty/bike and a PS5 😁 - would these expenses be justified? Apart from improving my savings & investments and still being able to afford a few luxuries, I want to know if I should get any of these: - Health Insurance - Only 5 Lakh cover from company for me and my parents (note - parents are getting old) - Life Insurance - Do we really need it, I'm still 24?

Looking for an app/service to help me plan personal finances, investments etc for me and my wife. Any suggestions? Apps don't really cover overall personal goals, what one needs to do etc.

Hi folks, We, as a family of two, roughly save 50-60% of our salaries every month. Amongst the savings, 95% goes to equity mutual funds (index). We don’t have any other hard asset and stay on rent in a tier 1 Indian city hardly without any EMI and planning to expand the family soon. I was wondering, 1. how are we doing in terms of personal finance, and, 2. what are the typical savings rate and equity (or other asset) investment allocation rate for others?

How do you folks go about remembering what to do when with regards to basics of tax planning ? Things like using all the various tax exemption levers LTCG,investing in 80C etc PS:Noob alert !

Hello folks. While I'd like to remain anonymous very much, here's what I can share about myself. 1. Working in consumer finance. 2. Love personal finance and helping people out with it. 3. Have published 10,000+ pieces of financial content in the mainstream media. 4. Wrote a best-selling book on money management. It was No. 1 on Amazon once upon a time. 5. Lately been appearing on TV regularly for personal finance discussions. 6. Saved like crazy through my 20s and 30s, brought two apartments; have an 8-figure net worth mostly thanks to my mutual fund investments. It's not much but it's hard-earned. 7. My unrealised aspiration is travel and I'm working on it now. No, I'm not selling anything. No commissions, no referral links, no finfluencing. Just want to talk, exchange ideas, and learn from you all. Maybe I'll feature you in my next book. :) Ask me anything.

I am a middle class boy. Working in Banglore. I am earning 1.5L every month from last 3 yrs. But still I don't have a penny saved. I have to give all my money to my parents. They have huge debts and to avoid extra expenses i am working from home. It is killing my social skill but i am prioritising money over my social skills. I see my friend going to trips all around the world and while me scrolling through Instagram all the time looking at their photos. Still using my college phone and not upgraded to i phone, Uninstalled all shopping apps for unnecessary shopping are some steps I took to save extra money. The point is sometimes i feel proud to help my family to come out of this situation, but in the other hand i am losing the most important time of my life. I really feel this time i pushing me back by 5 yrs and really don't know what to do...

I am 30M with 2 cr in savings (across portfolio, no RE, all liquid) If I keep up with this rate I will hit 8cr (~1M USD) by 2027. I am living with my parents, married, no kids yet. Want to move out. Should I buy a house (purely consumption) now or should I wait 4-5 more years get more savings (hit my 8cr target) and buy then? If so, I would be renting out for the next 4 years and assume I would also have a kid by then. What are you thoughts? Also buying city would be Chandigarh Tricity ( keen on Panchukula) If any of the folks here have knowledge about the property rate there that would be great.

Me and my wife are 30 years old software engineer with no kids. Draw 7 lac a month please some yearly bonus. We invest 2 lac a month combined into equity market through mutual funds. Expenses: 1.5 lac a month including everything, lives in Bangalore in good society, owns a car, don't thing much before spending. Still after everything left with 3 lakhs every month in bank account. Not sure how to use that. We both don't have any fancy "shauk" where we can spend and hence don't have an urge to earn more. Any suggestions???