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RBI Moratorium on EMIs & credit card dues – pay now if you can

Atul Karmarkar — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:03:10 +0000

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank of India announced some relief measures, including a 3 month moratorium on payments towards loan EMIs and credit card dues. However, this RBI moratorium ended up sparking a fair amount of confusion and miscommunication among users on social media, especially on whether this was a 3 […]

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Getting the OneCard metal credit card

Atul Karmarkar — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:47:27 +0000

In an earlier post, I’d mentioned that there are bigger things planned at OneScore, and sure enough, here we are in February, with the OneCard metal credit card 🙂 This teaser video was shared back in January, and received a tremendous response from folks everywhere. Yep, as the title indicates, the OneCard credit card is […]

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My Favourites of 2019

Atul Karmarkar — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 10:40:59 +0000

Another year has gone by, and as always, the days just seem to whiz past. Personally for me, 2019 wasn’t much different in the overall sense except for events towards the second half of the year. In fact, just like the last such post I’d written 3-4 years ago, there weren’t enough experiences as I’d […]

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A nice brunch at Level 5 Bistro and Bar

Atul Karmarkar — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 03:13:05 +0000

The Kothrud area in Pune is happening and buzzing, and how :p Usually the opening of a Starbucks outlet indicates the hipster quotient of a place and though this happened 2-3 years ago, the eateries were mostly the same. Barometer was a good “barometer” of changes to come. Pretty soon a whole bunch of other […]

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The American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card

Atul Karmarkar — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:02:37 +0000

Already have a charge card and a credit card from American Express, so was somewhat surprised to get an email from them the other day about lifetime complimentary membership to the American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card. Turns out this would be linked to my existing American Express Platinum Travel Credit Card. I recall they […]

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Get your free credit score and credit report from OneScore App

Atul Karmarkar — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:22:44 +0000

Looking to get a free credit score and credit report each month? And without any ads or follow-up spam calls later for credit cards or loans? May seem surprising, and almost impossible, seeing the plethora of such apps or websites around, but OneScore has stuck to that promise so far. The company is founded by […]

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Getting the Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card

Atul Karmarkar — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:09:44 +0000

Back in October 2018, I’d come across an article in the ET about launch of a co-branded Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card. The article also mentioned that this card would be offered on an invite-only basis, starting with existing customers of the bank (I already have an ICICI Bank credit card). Some of the […]

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K, Aundh – a must visit for Korean cuisine in Pune

Atul Karmarkar — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 10:58:21 +0000

Fresh into the new year, and lunch plans were made for a visit to the famed Smiley House in Aundh. Unfortunately, that was closed, so we decided to try “K” – one of the few restaurants serving Korean cuisine in Pune, and oh wow, it was totally worth it. Previously, I’d only tried Korean cuisine […]

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Book Review: Half Pants Full Pants – an enjoyable read

Atul Karmarkar — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 04:15:39 +0000

Some weeks ago, I received a package from Hector Beverages. It seemed too small to be another flavour of their Paper Boat drinks but bigger than the Paper Boat Chikki – it turned out to be a book, “Half Pants Full Pants” – by Anand “Suspi” Subbarao. Unfortunately, after the initial glance-through, the book just […]

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Amazon order delayed: 3 times in 5 days – Amazon is slipping!

Atul Karmarkar — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 04:14:11 +0000

“Amazon order delayed” – never thought I’d see this, or feel they’re slipping up. Been a very satisfied customer of Amazon for a VERY long time now, and have never faced any major issues. However, 3 delayed orders in 5 days and the subsequent experience with their customer care on chat has taken some of […]

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