#GetMoneywise - Let disability not keep you from taking charge of your finances <https://newzhook.com/story/21867>
Starting today is our weekly series #GetMoneywise, where we talk about financial matters from a disability perspective. Financial planning is important for everyone, disabled or not. But people with disabilities need to plan better keeping their specific needs in mind. More importantly, they need to plan for themselves and not depend entirely on their families. Amar Jain, a Mumbai-based investment lawyer, was about 15 years old when his parents started talking to him about financial matters and the responsibilities that go into running a household. This rarely happens in most Indian households where children are kept out of money matters. And when it's a child with a disability, it almost never happens. "I remember I was in Class 9 or 10 when my parents started discussing financial matters with me", says Amar, who is visually impaired. "That's a good time to do it actually because that's about the time you start building your mature self. Most parents don't do this, perhaps it's an ego factor. But it is really important especially when you have a disability because if you are aware of what goes into running a family, the responsibilities, etc., you plan for it, regardless of how much money you have." What these early lessons instilled in Amar was independent thinking in financial matters. He was in his second year of college when he opened his bank account. Soon after he started listening to Budget speeches and took an interest in stock markets. Read on https://newzhook.com/story/21867 Regards Ramya Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
