Writing

Twelve essays on personal finance that I wish someone had handed me.

Long-form, opinionated, and built around the exact tax and FX situations operators run into building businesses across India and the US.

11 min read

FX optimization for Indians earning in USD and INR

Wire fees, the credit card cross-border markup, and where Wise actually beats your bank.

9 min read

Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, in plain English

What counts as a business expense for an Indian proprietorship, and what does not.

13 min read

The math on prepaying your home loan in India

Floating vs fixed, RBI rules on prepayment penalty, and the break-even analysis.

7 min read

How to find zombie subscriptions in your own inbox

A weekend audit you can run with three Gmail filters and an hour of patience.

8 min read

Indian credit card utilization and your CIBIL score

Why the statement-snapshot timing matters, and how to keep utilization under 30%.

14 min read

US 1040-NR for Indian founders with US income

When you owe US tax, when the treaty saves you, and what records you need.

10 min read

UPI vs credit card, the real math on rewards in India

RuPay credit on UPI is here. Who wins, when, and by how much.

6 min read

Negotiating with SaaS vendors when you have leverage

The exact email template that has saved Hindsight users an average of 14%.

9 min read

Parsing Indian bank statement PDFs without losing your mind

Why HDFC and ICICI statements break every off-the-shelf tool, and what to do.

16 min read

Surviving dual tax residency between India and the US

When you are a resident of both, how the DTAA works, and the practical filing order.

12 min read

EMI vs SIP, the trade-off you can actually compute

Pre-paying loans vs investing the difference, with realistic Nifty 50 returns.

10 min read

What to do with your year-end bonus, ordered by ROI

Tax-loss harvesting, EMI prepayment, NPS top-up, and only then equities.