MITTU DOWNGRADES HIMSELF

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ow,Look at that kink in the graph.

 It is your own growth,Mittu. You’ll be surprised to know that it has been  on a downward trajectory.

You are,as of now, between the jobs. And your wife’s increment has been inordinately delayed owing to her company’s mediocre  performance .

Here,the graph runs a tad flat for a while,you see.

A weak monsoon forecast as well as Country’s GDP growth does not augur well for the common man.

The spiralling price of essential commodities coupled with that of petrol have surely begun taking a toll on your domestic buget.

Gold continues to be dearer relentlessly .You are pretty well aware that your sister’s marriage is round the corner and you could not avoid making a generous contribution towards this cause.

Things are looking bleak ,at least this fiscal.

You have a car loan to pay up and the house rent was recently hiked by the owner

Can you,Mittu, forget about your son’s Kinder Garten admission? Do you know how much it costs to have your kid secure a seat in any of the prestigeous play schools in the city?

The insurance premiums are already overdue , if you have overlooked them.

Lo and behold! The place where the line nosedives is truly indicative of your state of affairs six months hence.

Your long-cherished goal of buying a property on the outskirts of the city would have to be put on the back burner,given the current fiscal scenario.

The only possible way out is strict adherance to some degree of economic austerity.And that , means fewer shoppings and dinings- out.

In the aftermath of the overall recession,the chances of external borrowing are limited .

Downsize yourself.You cannot retain a housemaid for rupees 4000 a month any more.

Outsourcing is a strict no-no.And that means you have to be careful about  bying milk ,meat and vegetables.You can always grow spinach ,cabbage,celery,beetroot,potato ,onion and the like in the small kitchen garden,can’t you?

 (You can ill-afford to tend a cow or hatch a few chickens  here  as your folks do in your village.)