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Salary Calculator — 5 Multiply Rule: Apni Salary Ka Health Checkup

Bas 5 multiply yaad rakho: × 0.25 invest · × 0.15 car max · × 0.10 emergency · × 0.15 mauj · × 0.35 ghar. Salary daalo, apne asli kharche daalo — aur dekho kahan galti ho rahi hai. Neeche goal planner bhi hai: kis goal ke liye kitna SIP chahiye.

Step 1: Salary + Asli Kharche

💰 Invest · 🚗 Car · 🛟 Emergency · 🎉 Mauj · 🏠 Ghar

Report card ke liye apne ASLI numbers daalo (jo nahi pata, khaali chhodo):

Aapka Report Card

Step 2: Goal Planner — Kis Sapne Ke Liye Kitna SIP?

Goal chuno, aaj ki keemat aur kitne saal baad chahiye — hum 6% inflation jodkar batayenge ki har mahine kitna SIP chahiye, aur kis tarah ke instrument mein (horizon ke hisaab se).

Columns: goal · aaj ki keemat (₹) · kitne saal baad. Assumed returns: <3 saal 6.5% (FD/debt) · 3-7 saal 10% (hybrid) · 7+ saal 12% (equity). Guaranteed nahi hain.

☝️ Koi goal tick karo — hisaab yahin aa jayega.

Step 3: Invest Kaise Kare — Sahi Order (Complete Guide)

  1. Pehle emergency fund — Salary × 0.10 har mahine, alag savings account mein, jab tak 6 mahine ki salary jama na ho. Ye hai woh deewar jiske peeche aapki SIP crash mein bhi survive karti hai. Poori guide →
  2. Phir suraksha — term insurance (salary ka 15-20x cover) + family health insurance. Ye investment nahi, foundation hai. Term guide → · Health guide →
  3. Ab invest — Salary × 0.25, goal ke hisaab se: 3 saal se kam = FD/RD/debt (paisa pakka chahiye), 3-7 saal = hybrid/balanced, 7+ saal = equity index SIP. Tax-free guaranteed chahiye toh PPF; beti hai toh SSY (8.2%, India ka best guaranteed rate). Retirement ke liye EPF/NPS ke upar equity SIP.
  4. SIP auto-debit salary ke agle din — paisa dikha nahi, kharch nahi hua. Mahine ke end mein "jo bacha woh invest" kabhi kaam nahi karta.
  5. Har increment ka 50% invest mein — lifestyle baad mein badhao. 10 saal mein yahi ek aadat sabse bada farak banati hai. Step-up ka magic yahan dekho: Advanced SIP Calculator →
  6. Car ka lalach — × 0.15 cap yaad rakho. EMI + petrol + insurance + maintenance sab milakar. Car nahi hai? Wahi 15% goals mein daalo — 7 saal mein wahi car cash se aa jayegi.
Hum SEBI-registered advisor nahi hain — isliye is page par kabhi koi specific fund ya stock ka naam nahi milega. Asset class ka rasta dikhana education hai; fund chunna aapka (ya aapke SEBI-registered advisor ka) kaam.
6-Dabba Rule bhi dekha? 5 Multiply = salary ka health checkup (kahan galti hai). 6-Dabba Rule = mahine ka operating system (salary aate hi kaise baantna hai, auto-transfer ke saath). Parivaar ko paise bhejte ho toh 6-Dabba zaroor dekho — usme PARIVAAR ka alag dabba hai. Dono free hain.

Ready Reckoner — Common Salaries Ka Hisaab

Salary💰 Invest (×0.25)🚗 Car max (×0.15)🛟 Emergency/mah (×0.10)🎉 Mauj (×0.15)🏠 Ghar max (×0.35)EF target (6 mah)
₹25,000₹6,250₹3,750₹2,500₹3,750₹8,750₹1,50,000
₹40,000₹10,000₹6,000₹4,000₹6,000₹14,000₹2,40,000
₹60,000₹15,000₹9,000₹6,000₹9,000₹21,000₹3,60,000
₹1,00,000₹25,000₹15,000₹10,000₹15,000₹35,000₹6,00,000

25+15+10+15+35 = 100%. Car nahi hai toh uska 15% invest/goals mein. Emergency fund poora ho jaye toh uska 10% bhi invest mein — tab invest 35-50% tak pahunch sakta hai.

FAQ

Ye 25% invest bahut zyada lag raha hai — shuru kahan se karun?

₹1,000 se. Rule target hai, pehla kadam nahi. Aaj 5% se shuru karo, har increment ka 50% jodte jao — 2-3 saal mein 25% apne aap ho jayega. Zero se 5% jaana sabse bada jump hai, 20% se 25% sabse chhota.

Emergency fund ×0.10 monthly hai ya ×6 total?

Dono: har mahine Salary × 0.10 daalo, jab tak total 6 mahine ki salary (Salary × 6) jama na ho jaye. Us hisaab se ~5 saal lagte hain — isliye jaldi shuru karo. Fund poora hone ke baad ye 10% invest mein shift kar do.

Rent 35% se zyada ja raha hai — kya karun?

Metro mein common hai. Pehle mauj (15%) se kaato, invest (25%) se nahi. Aur lambi planning: ghar paas lo ya flatmate — 5% rent bachana = invest 20% badhana. 6-Dabba calculator ka Tight Mode yahi handle karta hai.

12% / 10% / 6.5% returns pakke hain?

Nahi. Ye assumed rates hain — equity ka 12% Nifty 50 ke long-term average ke aas-paas hai, par market guarantee nahi deta. FD/debt wala 6.5% sabse pakka hai. Isliye chhote goals (3 saal se kam) kabhi equity mein nahi.

PF kat'ta hai — woh 25% mein count hoga?

Nahi. EPF aapki retirement ka base hai aur locked hai. 25% uske upar hai — kyunki ghar ka down payment, bacche ki padhai, car — ye sab EPF se nahi aayenge.

Aage Ke Tools

📦 6-Dabba Rule Calculator — salary aate hi kaise baantein (auto-transfer system)
📈 SIP Calculator + Step-up SIP — invest ka paisa kya banega
🎯 Goal Savings Planner · 🏖️ Retirement Calculator
🧮 CTC → In-hand Salary Calculator — pehle in-hand nikaalo, phir yahan plan banao

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