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End of the car loan - A very short story

Rahul heaved a sigh of relief. Finally his loan tenure was over, and his car was paid for. The loan which took away some chunk of his not-too-high-but-not-too-low salary was all paid for and he was the owner of a not-so-new Honda City now. Not that he needed it in a city like Mumbai where he used to use public transport to commute to office, but yes, it was used for his weekend trips to shopping malls with his wife.

Rahul was in early 30s, and with the Honda city paid for, he had now arrived in life. Now he would have some buffer amount to save, and take his savings from five digits to six digits.

He finally had a sigh of relief.

With the car loan over, now he could now make a down payment for Royal Enfield and still have some cash for down payment for his new iPad too, soon.

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