Bengaluru Tech Professional Claims Rs 7 Crore Net Worth Through Income Boosts and Smart Investing
A tech employee from Bengaluru reports a net worth of Rs 7 crore at age 31, attributing it to higher earnings, modest mutual-fund investments and clearing property loans.
According to a Reddit post, a Bengaluru-based technology professional achieved a net worth of roughly Rs 7 crore at 31, up from Rs 6 crore a year earlier. He began investing modest sums in mutual funds after college, reaching Rs 1 crore by 26 and Rs 5 crore by 29. Rather than relying solely on frugality, he pursued higher salaries through job changes, promotions and extra income streams, including brief forays into SaaS, D2C businesses and a three-month AI app that lost a few lakhs on marketing.
He retains about Rs 2 crore in ESOPs from his current employer, counts a Rs 40 lakh unlisted-stock bet as a calculated risk, and is adding Rs 10-15 lakh to US blue-chip equities. Property holdings were cleared of debt, with one flat bought for Rs 65 lakh now valued near Rs 1 crore and yielding about 5% rent. He also cites lifestyle choices such as deleting Instagram and using his father's old car as factors in his financial progress.
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