Family money in Nepal
Wedding budgets, the cost of a child from birth to class 12, money in a joint family, parents' retirement and medical care, inheritance and wills, and women's property rights under the Civil Code.
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- Realistic Nepali wedding budget: what Rs 5 lakh, Rs 15 lakh, and Rs 50 lakh actually buy in Kathmandu
- Cost of raising a child in Nepal: birth to Class 12, line by line
- When parents ask for your salary: navigating money in a Nepali joint family
- Inheritance and wills in Nepal: what happens to your money if you don't write one
- Aging parents' medical fund: how much to set aside in your 30s in Nepal
Run your own numbers with the Inflation calculator.
- 22 min read
Missing after the Trishuli flood: claiming life insurance, bank deposits and SSF when there is no death certificate
Nepal's Civil Code says twelve years, with a disaster exception that names no waiting period. What the gap means for a life claim, bank balance and SSF pension.
- 11 min read
Divorce and money in Nepal: property division, maintenance and the financial reset
What divorce does to your money in Nepal: how property is split, how maintenance is set, custody costs, and two myths (35-day divorce, 5-year alimony) to drop.
- 9 min read
Financial proof for a student visa from Nepal: blocked accounts, GIC, and bank balance certificates
What a Nepali student must show for a study visa: Germany's blocked account, Canada's CAD 22,895, Australia's AUD 29,710, plus NRB rules and the 3% fee.
- 13 min read
Saving for your child's education in Nepal: the 18-year plan
How much to save monthly for a child's education in Nepal, which vehicle actually beats fee inflation, and why most 'child education' plans underperform a SIP.
- 11 min read
How to pay foreign university tuition from Nepal, the legal way (SWIFT/TT)
How to legally send foreign tuition from Nepal: the NOC, NRB's USD 25,000 limit, SWIFT vs Flywire vs draft, real bank fees, and the 3% education service fee.
- 16 min read
How couples in Nepal should manage money: joint account, separate, or both?
Joint, separate, or hybrid for Nepali couples — the three models, plus the couple-vs-individual tax election, joint nominee, and the Rs 100 land conversion.
- 10 min read
DV lottery winners: the real cost to settle in the US from Nepal
What a Nepali DV winner actually pays to reach the US: the $330 visa fee, $235 green-card fee, the IOM medical, flights, and the landing buffer nobody budgets.
- 14 min read
Inheritance and wills in Nepal: what happens to your money if you don't write one
The Muluki Civil Code 2074 governs intestate succession in Nepal: daughters inherit equally, there is no estate tax, and the real bottleneck is execution.
- 12 min read
Women's property rights in Nepal: ansha, parental property, and the marital share
What the Constitution 2072 and Civil Code 2074 give Nepali women: equal coparcener status, parental ansha, widow's share, and the 25% registration discount.
- 16 min read
Aging parents' medical fund: how much to set aside in your 30s in Nepal
How much to set aside for aging parents' medical care in Nepal: the HALE gap, single-event costs, the Rs 1 to 3 lakh state ceiling and a target by your 30s.
- 12 min read
Money talks with parents in Nepal: 5 conversations to have before they retire
Five money talks to have with Nepali parents before retirement: pension, where the money is, property, health, debt — with the law and numbers behind each.
- 14 min read
When parents ask for your salary: navigating money in a Nepali joint family
How much salary should you actually give your parents in a Nepali joint family? The law, the data, and three honest scenarios — Kathmandu numbers, not advice.
- 17 min read
Cost of raising a child in Nepal: birth to Class 12, line by line
An honest, citation-backed breakdown of raising one child in Nepal — delivery, vaccines, Montessori, school fees, +2, healthcare, ceremonies — in three tiers.
- 13 min read
Realistic Nepali wedding budget: what Rs 5 lakh, Rs 15 lakh, and Rs 50 lakh actually buy in Kathmandu
What a Rs 5L, 15L, and 50L wedding actually looks like in Nepal — venue, catering, gold, attire, photography, decor — with real per-plate and per-tola numbers.
- 10 min read
Bike vs car vs ride-share in Kathmandu: the real monthly cost
A Wagon R looks like Rs 33 lakh, a Pulsar like Rs 3 lakh. Run the full math — fuel, tax, insurance, depreciation — and the Kathmandu answer changes.
- 10 min read
EV vs petrol in Nepal: the break-even km is shorter than you think
Nepal's taxes make a Tata Tiago EV cheaper than a Suzuki Wagon R on day one, and save ~Rs 96,000/year in fuel. The full math, with the hidden costs.
- 10 min read
Sending your child abroad to study: the 12-month FX and savings runway
The 12-month plan for funding a child's study abroad from Nepal — NOC, NRB foreign exchange limits, visa show money, and a month-by-month savings runway.