People with eating disorders take such concerns to extremes, developing abnormal eating habits that threaten their well-being and even their lives. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains how psychotherapy can help people recover from these dangerous disorders.
The interest on balance in your PPF account is compounded annually and is credited at the end of the year. But the point to remember is that the interest calculation is done every month: the interest is calculated on lowest balances in account between 5th and the last day of the month.
For example, a bond with a stated interest rate (coupon) of 5.0% and a maturity of 02/15/2005 will pay $25 every February 15 (the same month and day as the maturity date) and $25 every August 15 (the 6 month anniversary). Note that each payment is half of the stated interest rate of 5% ($50) per year per $1,000 bond.