๐๏ธ One festival. One family wedding. One very confused bank account. ๐
Aditi: “Festival sale is here! We need new clothes, gifts and decorations!”
Rohan: “Of course! And don’t forget my cousin’s wedding next month!”
Two people. Two celebrations. Unlimited enthusiasm.
Festival shopping? โน12,000.
Gifts and sweets? โน5,000.
Wedding outfits? โน15,000.
Travel and hotel? โน18,000.
Wedding gift? โน5,000.
Total: โน55,000. ๐
Rohan stared at the budget.
“At this rate, we’ll need someone to give US a wedding gift.” ๐ญ
Aditi wasn’t ready to cancel the celebrations.
Instead, they started looking at what they actually needed.
Reuse a perfectly good outfit? Why not?
Buy gifts within a budget? Makes sense.
Book travel early and compare hotel prices? Definitely.
Because Indian festivals and weddings aren’t just events.
They’re full-scale financial projects with food, relatives, shopping bags and at least one unexpected expense. ๐
And somehow, there’s always that one relative asking why you didn’t buy something more expensive.
Tell us, what’s the biggest expense during festival and wedding season in your family?
Outfits, gifts, travel or feeding the entire extended family? ๐