What to do if your employer isn't depositing your SSF contributions on time
Nepal gives employers 25 days to deposit your SSF contribution, with 10% interest and real fines for defaulting. How to check your balance and escalate.
Contract versus permanent staff in Nepal: the PF, SSF, and leave gap
Nepal's Labour Act applies PF, SSF, and gratuity almost regardless of the 'contract' label on your job. The real gap between contract and permanent staff is job security, not benefits.
Government job vs private job: comparing pension math after 20 years in Nepal
Nepal quietly moved new government hires onto the same SSF pension private-sector workers use. The sarkari-job pension edge is mostly gone. The math, by hire year.
SSF for the self-employed in Nepal: what it costs a freelancer to join
Freelancers and shop owners can join Nepal's Social Security Fund, but pay the full 31% yourself. What it buys, what it costs, why only 444 had joined by 2025.
The 4% rule, adapted for Nepal: how much you can safely withdraw from your corpus
The 4% rule was built on US data. Nepal's higher inflation, lower real returns, and tax drag push the safe withdrawal rate closer to 3.5% — the math behind it.
Barista FIRE in Nepal: semi-retiring on a part-time income
Barista FIRE means a part-time income covers part of your costs so your portfolio shrinks. Every Rs 10,000/month of work cuts your FIRE number by Rs 34 lakh.
Earn in dollars, retire in Nepal: the geographic-arbitrage math
A USD 280,000 corpus is lean in America but comfortable in Kathmandu. The geographic-arbitrage FIRE math for Nepalis earning abroad — plus the tax traps.
Cashing out your EPF or CIT balance in Nepal: the conditions to withdraw, the documents, the portals, and the 5% retirement tax that tops off a big lump sum.
Senior-citizen allowance in Nepal: who gets बृद्ध भत्ता, how much, and how to claim it
Nepal's senior-citizen allowance is Rs 4,000 a month from age 70 (60 for Dalit, single women and Karnali). Who qualifies, how to register, and how it pays.
Lean FIRE in Nepal: the smallest number you can actually retire on
Lean FIRE is retiring early on a frugal budget. The smallest realistic number for Nepal — a Rs 40,000–62,000/month life, and the Rs 1.2–2 crore corpus it takes.
SSF benefits explained: what your social security contribution actually buys
Your slip loses 11% to SSF and your employer adds 20% more. What that 31% buys: a pension, medical cover, accident and disability pay, and a family payout.
Loan against your CIT or PF balance in Nepal: when it makes sense
EPF lends against your own balance near 5.75% and CIT from 5.25%, well below a bank personal loan. The eligibility, the caps, and when it's the smart move.
Final settlement when you quit a job in Nepal: PF, gratuity and leave encashment
What your employer owes when you resign in Nepal: unpaid salary, leave encashment, PF and gratuity, accrued bonus, the 15-day deadline, and the 5% lump-sum tax.
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.
The beginner's roadmap to financial independence in Nepal
How financial independence actually works on a Nepali salary — the FI number, the 4% rule, and a step-by-step path through SSF, CIT, FDs, and mutual fund SIPs.
EPF to SSF: what changes the day your employer switches you over
Your basic stays, your bank deposit may dip, and your retirement math gets rewritten. A line-by-line look at what moves when your employer shifts PF to SSF.
CIT vs PF vs SSF: where to put your next रू 1,000 of retirement money in Nepal
PF and SSF your employer picks; CIT is the lever you control. How to decide whether your next Rs 1,000 of retirement money goes to CIT, PF/SSF, or elsewhere.
