Good years, bad years, and finally one honest number
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Saravanan Muthu
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Before
Saravanan had feed credit, a tractor loan, two chit funds, land and equipment. Whether he was actually getting richer depended entirely on which of those he happened to be thinking about.
What they logged
- Every asset โ land, equipment, deposits, chit funds
- Every liability โ feed credit, tractor loan, working capital
- A snapshot on the first Sunday of every month
The moment it clicked
The first snapshot showed the feed credit line was far larger than he had been carrying in his head, and it grew every month regardless of how the birds sold. He restructured it in year two.
What changed
| Measure | Before | After 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net worth | never calculated | โ | tracked monthly, 36 months |
| Feed credit outstanding | โน6.2 L | โ | โน1.1 L |
| Three-year change | unclear | โ | +โน18.4 L |
How they keep track now
One snapshot a month, twenty minutes. The three-year trend line is what he shows the bank now, instead of arguing from memory.
โA bad quarter feels like ruin. The trend line showed me it was a dip in a line that was still going up.โ โ Saravanan Muthu, Namakkal
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