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Tips to escape from the cash crunch with ease

Posted on: 02/Jan/2017 3:18:04 PM
Even after nearly two months of demonetizing the most widely used Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in India, the dust has still not settled. The inconvenience is prevalent among people, especially among poor and middle income group. The startups are to be thanked for their bringing relief in a few aspects of people’s expenses. Here are few quick ways to go cashless
 
Commutation
Mobile apps like Ola or Uber are popular among people. You are probably using them only for long distant rides. Consider booking an Ola auto or Ola cab to commute for short distance. These apps allow you to make payments in various ways so that you can really go cashless. Paytm payment is one option, and either of the apps have Ola money and Uber money respectively both of which are money wallet apps. On the other hand, card payments are accepted too.

It is also possible to recharge on Metro cards using Paytm and Freecharge.
 
Buy medicines online
It is of course a taxing scenario when you urgently need medicines, but lack having enough cash. There are several startups allowing online medicine purchase 24x7 and they come with easy online payment options. Portals like Netmeds are online pharmacy stores delivering medicines to any part of the country.
 
Miscellaneous expenses
There are many advertisements about paying bills online. To pay your bills, you may choose to make via Paytm or directly with the official company or government sites. There are many such payment options being advertised and popularized online. Have an eye on them and make best availability.
 
Food
Eating out or getting home delivery of food is ideal during these times. There are a number of websites like Foodpanda, Zomato, etc that are turning more and more efficient day by day. Get your favorite food items ordered home and pay using easy online payment options.
 
Personal and Household
A number of web and mobile applications are popping out very often to meet your household needs. Wassup, PickMyLaundry, Timesaverz, StayGlad, UrbanClap, and lot more are popular among people. Beauty treatment, laundry services, household needs, carpentry, pest control, etc are among the services they avail. All online payment methods are accepted here.
 
Choose from these easy options and make your days hassle-free even without enough ready cash flow. Making best use of debit cards, credit cards, mobile wallets, and mobile apps will aid you escape from the cash crunch.