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Your Man Is Not Your Financial Plan!

Paytm’s Women’s Day campaign video popped on my Twitter feed as I was looking through this morning. An eye opening social experiment, the end was definitely hard-hitting. I felt ashamed and a lot more guilty (plus stupid) than any other time.

The Divide | Social Experiment by Paytm on International Women's Day

Realizing My Stupidity and What Next

For being someone who’s educated, well-read, has a mind of her own, knows what to call a spade, when it comes to financial education, why does it seem like beyond comprehension (while of course it’s not). If women have a right to be represented or ask for it, then at the very base, we ought to know how the whole money thing operates to become inclusive in all discussions.

It’s ridiculous that I have good friends who run financial literacy programs for women, more ridiculous that at some point, I wanted to run my start up in that field (possibly 7-8 years ago) but didn’t head anywhere. It’s not like I know or do nothing. While I work on some bit of it, sadly, I’m underconfident of how much do I exactly know and to take the necessary steps to learn what it needs to get there and operate as anybody from the other gender would do.

While the men in my life, my dad or spouse have always said “What can’t you do? It’s not like you are uneducated. Go figure out.”, I was mostly hesitant and wanted to be dolled up and not take any action. In my defense, there is a lot to say of why I would expect them to do but I would rather focus the energy elsewhere and I break the myth in my head today.

Sharing an anecdote by a friend who was working in payroll who said that more often, men would come and ask about their pay slip details and understanding the minor stuff than women. But why?

Becoming Financially Literate Women

To all the women, who haven’t figured it out yet, this March 8th, take a step ahead to get yourself educated on your personal finances (irrespective of how much you earn or are a housewife or on a work break).

Remember, you man isn’t a financial plan. Be the one paying the bills and keeping track of your assets and what you owe.

Kindly don’t read this a gender divide or blame game (that’s not the intention) but simply take this for what it says. Women are givers by nature. Inherently, we are trained to look after others. There’s absolutely nothing wrong or to complain in that. Modeling the behavior we have seen our moms do, we put our choices and career on the back burners to ensure that the household runs smoothly.

A Financially Literate Woman is Empowered

Our country is going to take the center stage and is perceived to be the fastest-growing country in economic terms. At a time like this, more than ever, women across the strata need to know what money is and how is it managed. A woman who understands her finances well can only be a better asset to the household. Financial literacy improves independence and gives you the flexibility to do things you enjoy, to live out your life your style.

Financially literate woman is an empowered woman and such a kind will only be a boon to the people she’s living with.

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Paytm’s Women’s Day campaign video popped on my Twitter feed as I was looking through this morning. An eye opening social experiment, the end was definitely hard-hitting. I felt ashamed and a lot more guilty (plus stupid) than any other time.

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The Divide | Social Experiment by Paytm on International Women’s Day

Realizing My Stupidity and What Next

For being someone who’s educated, well-read, has a mind of her own, knows what to call a spade, when it comes to financial education, why does it seem like beyond comprehension (while of course it’s not). If women have a right to be represented or ask for it, then at the very base, we ought to know how the whole money thing operates to become inclusive in all discussions.

It’s ridiculous that I have good friends who run financial literacy programs for women, more ridiculous that at some point, I wanted to run my start up in that field (possibly 7-8 years ago) but didn’t head anywhere. It’s not like I know or do nothing. While I work on some bit of it, sadly, I’m underconfident of how much do I exactly know and to take the necessary steps to learn what it needs to get there and operate as anybody from the other gender would do.

While the men in my life, my dad or spouse have always said “What can’t you do? It’s not like you are uneducated. Go figure out.”, I was mostly hesitant and wanted to be dolled up and not take any action. In my defense, there is a lot to say of why I would expect them to do but I would rather focus the energy elsewhere and I break the myth in my head today.

Sharing an anecdote by a friend who was working in payroll who said that more often, men would come and ask about their pay slip details and understanding the minor stuff than women. But why?