How I Budget My Monthly Salary – A Realistic Plan for Indian Families

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Managing monthly expenses can feel like a never-ending puzzle, especially for Indian families trying to balance needs, goals, and surprises. I’ve been there—and after trial and error, I found a system that works. In this blog, I’ll share my simple but powerful monthly budgeting plan. It’s not perfect, but it’s practical, real, and built for Indian middle-class life.

How My Baby Outsmarts Me Every Single Day!

A Tamil father in the kitchen wearing a veshti, confidently holding a ladle, with a humorous mix of chaos around—boiling pots, spilled rice, and puzzled expression, representing a funny take on dads cooking.

🍼 Becoming a parent has taught me many things… but one thing I never expected was to get outsmarted daily by someone who can’t even pronounce “milk” properly.


Here’s how my tiny boss makes me look like a fool (with a smile on my face):


👶 **1. Sleep? That’s Your Illusion, Not Mine.**  

We plan her bedtime. We dim the lights. I play lullabies.  

She? Plans her *real* party time.  

Just when we think she’s asleep – BOOM – wide eyes, giggle, and crawling over my head like Spiderman.


🥣 **2. Food Experiments with a Twist (and a Splash)**  

Wife: Carefully prepares mashed banana and warm porridge.  

Her: “Nice. Let me see how it looks on the wall.”  

One spoon goes in. The next five fly across the room like missiles.


📱 **3. Remote, Phone, Charger – All on Her Radar**  

She has a GPS tracker for only 3 items:  

1. TV remote  

2. Our phone  

3. Anything dangerous I try to hide.  

And no matter how well I hide it – she finds it like a trained detective.


💩 **4. Poop + Timing = Perfect Prank**  

She waits until we wear clean clothes, grab my wallet, and say, “Let’s go.”  

Then… *poop explosion*.  

Every. Single. Time.


🎮 **5. Her Game, Her Rules**  

She gives me a toy and move away. We sit and play with it. She comes back, yanks it from me, and says (with her eyes),  

“That’s not how you play, Naana.”


❤️ **The Truth? I Love Every Minute of It.**  

Yes, I get outsmarted every day.  

Yes, I sleep like a panda with a hangover.  

But the truth is… I wouldn’t trade this life for anything else.


Every giggle, every mess, every unexpected moment – they make me feel alive.


💬 Do you have a baby boss at home too? How do they outsmart you?


👇 Comment below and let’s laugh together!

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