What is Personal Finance?
Personal finance is how you manage your money — earning, saving, spending, investing, and protecting it. It's not about being rich; it's about being prepared.
Whether you’re earning your first paycheck or planning your retirement, strong personal finance skills build security and confidence.
Your financial health determines how prepared you are to handle life’s uncertainties and opportunities. It’s not just about how much you earn, but how you manage it.
- Lose a job? Your emergency fund can cover you.
- Want to buy a house? Your credit and savings matter.
- Dream of early retirement? That starts with today's SIPs and investment choices.
- Budgeting: Know how much is coming in and where it’s going.
- Saving: Build a safety net — for emergencies and goals.
- Debt Management: Reduce high-interest loans and avoid credit traps.
- Investing: Grow your money through mutual funds, stocks, or bonds.
- Protection: Use insurance to guard against the unexpected.
Your dashboard gives a bird’s-eye view of your financial health. It highlights key signals you should track:
- Burn Rate: Total spending per month.
- Free Cash Flow: Money left after expenses.
- EMI Burden: Monthly loan outflows.
- Passive Income: Returns from investments.
- Savings Ratio: Portion of income you retain.
- Runway: How long you can survive without income.
- Asset-to-Debt Ratio: Your financial buffer.
- Emergency Fund ETA: Time left to reach your safety goal.
- Insurance Coverage: Life & health protection review.
Your dashboard is personalized based on what you enter. Each number comes from one of these 8 tabs:
- Profile: Age, dependents, location.
- Income: Salary, bonuses, growth projections.
- Expenses: Monthly needs vs wants.
- Liabilities: Loans, EMIs, interest terms.
- Assets: Cash, real estate, stocks, etc.
- Investments: SIPs, insurance, emergency fund.
- Goals: Targets like car, house, or retirement.
- Assumptions: Inflation, returns, timelines.
Your dashboard doesn’t just show data — it acts like a financial co-pilot. When something is off, it nudges you to act.
- Low savings or high EMI burden?
- No health or life insurance coverage?
- Burn rate exceeding income?
- Invest free cash into SIPs or emergency funds
- Increase insurance coverage to reduce risk
- Rebalance portfolio if too equity-heavy
Personal finance is personal. There’s no perfect formula — just awareness, planning, and progress.
Even small changes today can lead to major wins tomorrow. This tool helps you think like a CFO of your own life.