This might seem huge risk to any body who is reading this. I have applied for a loan from my employer. As per the service rules of my company I am eligible for an interest free loan of Rs 50,000/- payable in 10 equal installments. This loan would put me in some more debt (you can see my current debt position here), but this would be the first time that I would be using the debt amount for leveraging my financial position.

For me I cannot see idle cash sitting around with me and doing nothing. I want it to get moving and for this reason i went for that loan. The options that I have after taking the loan are:

• Pay off debt
• Invest in Tax Savings Instruments
• Purchase of Mutual Funds
• Go to the stock market

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