What changed, and what it means
Budget changes, new scam patterns, rules that just took effect. Every claim sourced to a primary authority — no aggregators, no forums, no influencers.
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A joining bonus is a loan in disguise
It arrives as cash and behaves like debt: leave inside the clawback window and you repay it. Variable pay is the mirror image — a target, not a promise.
27 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
- first jobsalary
Notice period and the final payslip
The last payslip is not a normal one. Leave encashment, notice recovery and gratuity all land on it at once, which is why it takes weeks to arrive.
17 Jul 2026 · 8 min
- first jobsalary
Your first payslip, line by line
Basic, HRA, special allowance, employer PF, professional tax, TDS. What each line is, which ones you can influence, and why the total never matches your CTC.
24 Jun 2026 · 9 min
- first jobepf
Changing jobs? What withdrawing your PF costs
Withdrawing resets the compounding and breaks the service record that decides your pension — and before five years it is usually taxed. Transferring does not.
19 Aug 2025 · 6 min
Articles are the news. The courses are the map.
Everything here is dated commentary — what a Budget changed, a scam doing the rounds, a rule that took effect this month. If you want the durable version instead, the course library covers the same ground in order, the calculators put your own numbers through it, and the glossary defines the vocabulary these articles use.