DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

Repay Home Loan or build up an FD

I am in IT. Earning 3L/pm. I also work on a side hustle giving me ~50k pm. Age 25. I have a home loan of 60L, for 20yrs, emi 55k pm . I've built up ~20L emergency fund through savings+RSUs+PF. Recently I got 10L JB after job switch. I want to know if its better to put this 10L as home loan prepayment (HL emi is 7.5%) or should I put it in a scheduled bank (interest 8%). Please let me get to the decision.

Ps: I haven't done the calculations needed for this 😐

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SqueakyMuffin
SqueakyMuffin

Remember that nobody ever in your entire life is going to loan you 60L at just 7.5% unless you're buying another home. This is THE CHEAPEST loan.

Also remember that money becomes a little more worthless every year. In India about 6-8%.

Keep 1-2yrs of EMI stashed up somewhere. Pay up home loan when interest rate is like 9-10%. Before that it isn't worth it.

Rather get something nice for yourself and family. You'll remember it for longer than skipping a few EMIs.

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

Cool Thanks

JumpyPancake
JumpyPancake

You do realise that no fixed deposit gives you 8% and any interest will be taxed as per tax slab. Assuming 30+% given your salary.

What are the charges for loan prepayment? There might be a penalty.

FuzzyTaco
FuzzyTaco

Most small finance banks pay more than 8%

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

Awsm Where to find these finance bank ?

SleepyBurrito
SleepyBurrito

If in doubt, or data analysis paralysis, just split. 5L in prepayment, 5L in equity mf.

QuirkyJellybean
QuirkyJellybean

3 lpm at 25 is great. Are you a Data Scientist 3 at Walmart?

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

Yes recently joined

QuirkyBanana
QuirkyBanana

How many year is experience you have @UselessRider ?

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

3.5 y

JumpyPancake
JumpyPancake

Awesome earnings 👏👏

ZestyKoala
ZestyKoala
TCS4mo

Calculate interest by reducing the years and find the sweetspot of emi , then decide to create fd

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

How do you guys make side hustles... I have never got any opportunity outside of work to explore or make some side income.

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