
Twenty seven-year-old Yash Srivastava, an IT professional with a passion for photography, took a loan of Rs 1 lakh from a non-banking financial company (NBFC) at 15 per cent interest to fund the purchase of a high-end DSLR camera and accessories. Since his salary was only Rs 30,000 then, he found himself in a financial tight spot for months thereafter. Srivastava regrets his rather impulsive decision to fund, what was essentially a lifestyle expense, with a high-cost loan.
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First Published: Thu, September 05 2019. 00:50 IST
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