You made my day bro, thanks for this! Yes, agreed about the car — if absolutely necessary, get a 2nd hand one. To be clear, I am quite a spender too lol, but on stuff that matters to me. Good food, and splurging on travel are my biggest expenses. I invest about 60% of my salary (low for the salary I have), but I focus on living a balanced life. For me it’s spend half your money like you’re going to live for another 50 years, and spend the other half thinking you’re going to die tomorrow. Sorry for the unnecessary gyaan lol, and I hope you get this kind of growth soon enough!

Haha unfortunately it might be a bit extreme to refer a stranger I’ve heard from on the internet. If you’re genuinely interested, drop me a dm and we can chat more

Omg!! Quick q: I wanna up skill in data science and stuff — any idea what I can do?

This is super helpful, thanks so much for taking the time out!

I have the most random degrees — a bachelor’s in literature, a master’s in media studies. I’m a consultant and was trained on the job

Plus I’m gay, my family knows I’m gay, no familial pressure to “settle down”. They’d like me to find a partner someday but they aren’t v adamant on the entire shaadi business — that’s a plus too

Hello! I kinda am. Started working at 22 (post my master’s) at 3lpa, now I make 26lpa at 26. However, I would like to note that I don’t have much family pressure. At home, it’s only my grandmother, mother and I, so expenditure is less. Plus we have our own house so that is a blessing. I don’t want to buy a car because it’s a depreciating asset, I auto/metro everywhere. I spend money on what I actually want to spend money on: good experiences, food, travel. I don’t spend much on clothes too — I have a small wardrobe. I’m sorry you’re not having an easy time, everyone’s situations are different and some people have more responsibilities than others. However, would encourage you to get out there, network and see all the opportunities available! I work for a small consulting firm with only 50 employees, hardly anyone’s heard of it in the public sphere. But, the fact that I networked allowed me to find this place and crack a job here. Best of luck, and here if you want to ask any questions!!

Thanks so much! Debating between melia and Mercure now, cancelled peridot