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The FiscalYogi podcast, where Anees Rao, a Certified Financial Planner and a yoga teacher, talks all things money and yoga! Sounds like a heady combination? Listen in!

Anees Rao

  • Mar 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 19m AVG DURATION
  • 12 EPISODES


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A yoga session for the lockdown!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 48:07


Listen to this yoga session delivered to you as a podcast! I will help you perform some basic yoga asanas, including some forward bends, standing poses, leg raises, shoulder stretches and finally some much needed resting! Hope you enjoy the class! The music you hear is composed by Jay Man, and is called 'From Soul and Spirit'. I took it from his website http://ourmusicbox.com/ It is registered under the Creative Commons License. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

Preamble of the Indian Constitution explained with Lakshmi

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 34:14


In this episode, we try to explain all those BIG BIG words in the Indian Constitution, and also delve into some of the stories behind the words.  This is a continuation to ep-10, where Lakshmi and I talked about some of the basic ideas behind a Constitution. You can listen to the first episode here: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/episodes/Ep-9-On-the-Citizenship-Amendment-Act-eadoca Amit Varma and Srinath Raghavan in The Seen and the Unseen, where they give you a detailed history of all the rules around citizenship. seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/ Puliyabaazi is a Hindi podcast. In one episode, the hosts tried to read the Preamble in more understandable Hindi, devoid of the original legalese. ivmpodcasts.com/puliyabaazi-episode-list/2020/1/6/special-episode- Fali Nariman's talk on the Preamble where he talked about the relevance of a 70 year old document on today's population, among other things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioz4zBWLusI You can read the entire Constitution of India here:  https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf Subhadra Sen Gupta has recently written an excellent book called Indian Constitution for Children. Amazon link below:  https://www.amazon.in/Constitution-India-Children-Subhadra-Gupta/dp/0143448315/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=constitution+for+children&qid=1581238551&sr=8-2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

What is a Constitution with Lakshmi Sundaresh

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 26:55


The FiscalYogi podcast continues on its off-topic journey with this episode on understanding Constitutions and what do they try to achieve, and what they hope to avoid! Lakshmi Sundaresh joins me on this episode as we offer a layman's perspective on the complicated subjects of Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, personal Liberty and so much more! Show notes: You can read the entire Constitution of India here: https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf Fali Nariman's lecture on the preamble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioz4zBWLusI Subhadra Sen Gupta has recently written an excellent book called Indian Constitution for Children. Amazon link below: https://www.amazon.in/Constitution-India-Children-Subhadra-Gupta/dp/0143448315/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=constitution+for+children&qid=1581238551&sr=8-2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

Ep 9: On the Citizenship Amendment Act

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 29:48


Hello! I am back after a long break! In this episode, I talk about the Citizenship Amendment Act. I try not to make any decisions for you, but hope that I've given you some ideas on how to research this topic better for yourself and try to understand whether this Act is good for the country, or otherwise. Other great resources on this subject: Amit Varma and Srinath Raghavan in The Seen and the Unseen, where they give you a detailed history of all the rules around citizenship. https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/12/22/episode-152-the-citizenship-battles/ Puliyabaazi is a Hindi podcast. In one episode, the hosts tried to read the Preamble in more understandable Hindi, devoid of the original legalese. https://ivmpodcasts.com/puliyabaazi-episode-list/2020/1/6/special-episode- Gautam Bhatia is a lawyer in the Supreme Court who spoke about the CAA here https://youtu.be/9n_bjgrCLjg The Citizenship Act of 1955 can be read here https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/4210/1/Citizenship_Act_1955.pdf and the amendment is here http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/214646.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

Term Insurance 101

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 12:49


Listen to Anees talk about all the important stuff on Term Insurance - How it works, how much cover do you need, and how it differs from regular insurance products. And a unique insight on how term insurance is like a reverse lottery!  Show Notes: Freefincal's post on how to buy term insurance Freefincal's post on How to choose an insurance provider Pattu also made the excellent point that it is sheer foolishness to delay the purchase of term insurance here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

PMC bank crash, co-operative banks and how to protect your money

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 14:09


In this episode, Anees talks about the recent Punjab Maharashtra Bank debacle, and how you can safeguard your money from future events like this. Shownotes: Vivek Kaul's excellent article on this subject @daitha12's thread on the history of Syndicate bank --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

How to get control on your finances (for lazy people)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 8:55


Anees talks about the most powerful tool in personal finance, which is guaranteed to help you gain control on your finances. And the best part is it’s completely free! Listen on to learn about the budget- what is a budget and how to make one for yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

All you need to know about emergency funds!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 14:34


Emergency funds is not a topic that a lot of personal finance blogs will cover, but it is an essential building block in your financial life. Listen to Anees Rao talk about why you need emergency funds, how much should you have, and how to make a fund for yourself Tweet us @fiscalyogi, or write to us at hello@fiscalyogi.com with your feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

How Mental Accounting and Parkinsons Law can help you lead a better life!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 10:30


In the fifth episode, listen to Anees Rao talk about how mental accounting and Parkinsons Law can work in your favour to help you make better decisions with both your time and your money. You can check out this Wait But Why article for more about time boxing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

How mental accounting plays havoc in your life!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 13:10


Please tweet me @fiscalyogi, write to me at hello@fiscalyogi.com.  Some good books about cognitive biases: The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Nudge by Richard Thaler --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

What on earth is personal finance

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 9:50


The very first episode of the FiscalYogi podcast, where I talk about what is personal finance, what’s a financial plan, and what you need to know to take control of your finances! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

How to analyse your budget and save money!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 12:50


Anees continues the discussion from ep2, and helps you dissect your budget. We discuss savings rates and those niggling expenses that you just get rid off! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anees-rao/message

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