Ahead of India's Budget, tale of 4 Covid-hit family budgets
Small Large Covid didn’t just pummel the Indian economy, it also upended lives. Many lost their jobs, took pay cuts or saw incomes drop. TOI spoke to four families about how they are rethinking their day-to-day spending and long-term financial planning. ADVANI: * Manish Advani, 43 | Lives in Mumbai * Sole earner who supports 5-member family which includes wife Gauri, 39; mother Sarla, 80; son Dhruv, 11; daughter Nikunja, 4 * Lost job in MNC as GM (Marketing and Communications), now a motivational coach “Living through 2020 was like playing a game of snakes and ladders,” says Chembur-b...