FinComics: Money Lessons, Told as Comics
Short comic stories that explain one personal-finance question at a time — with the real numbers, the rule behind them and the primary source, so a story you enjoy is also a fact you can rely on.
Paisa Chacha: Money Mohalla ke Kisse
Our first series follows Rahul, a first-job professional, his friends and Paisa Chacha, the neighbourhood uncle who answers every money question with “Paise ka lafda? Do minute do.” Each episode takes one everyday money moment — a first salary, an EMI offer, a card bill — and shows what actually happens to your rupees.
Episodes
The First Payday Shock
₹12 lakh CTC, but ₹74,476 in the bank. Why the gap is not TDS in this example, and what CTC really contains.
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Zero-Cost EMI Ka Zero Kahan Hai?
A ₹60,000 phone on ₹10,000 × 6. How the discount, interest, GST and fees fit together, and five checks before you buy.
Read episode →Minimum Due Ka Maha-Jaal
What paying only the minimum due does to a card balance. A new episode is on the way.
The cast
How FinComics is checked
- Primary sources first. Rules and rates are checked against the Income Tax Department, RBI, CBIC and other official sources, and each episode lists them.
- Numbers you can rework. Every illustration comes with its full working in text and tables, and a link to the matching calculator.
- Clear limits. Each episode says when the answer changes: other income, a different regime, a different card or employer.
- Comic plus text. Every panel has a text version, so the content is readable, searchable and accessible.
Read more in our editorial policy and methodology. Episodes are educational, not advice.
Educational content only. The numbers are an illustration, not an offer or a recommendation, and this is not investment, tax or financial advice. Rates, charges, payroll treatment and tax outcomes depend on your own facts — verify against the primary sources above before acting. See our editorial policy and methodology.