The Economic Times

Rs 15L wedding vs Rs 45L loan: Bengaluru CA Meenal Goel warns of 5 years of financial pressure with Rs 1 lakh EMI

A 27-year-old Reddit user questioned taking a Rs 45 lakh personal loan for a Rs 50 lakh wedding, despite his fiances family offering a Rs 15 lakh alternative. Bengaluru CA Meenal Goel warned that the loan could mean roughly Rs 1 lakh EMI for 60 months, totalling Rs 60 lakh in repayments. She called it five years of financial pressure driven by social expectations.