I'd say focus on learning and becoming a master of your trade. As you grow in CTC and title you're expected to know a lot of stuff. If you don't know it or haven't done it, then your growth slows down. 
  
 Context: am 34, 10 YOE and around 90LPA cash. In the first 5 years I only focused on learning and delivering results, the money came on its own.

Growth Manager

Earn while learning, yt, substack etc. Though it takes time to build a reputation and a following

Data Scientist

Money or honey = f(hard work) . That’s the only reality you can achieve it all in your 20s just work on yourself, 2 years of hard work will put you ahead of others insanely. Don’t talk with a lot of people stay home go to gym build your companies etc. That’s the best way

On one end I wanna learn On another end, I wanna earn😂 As in, next time I want to learn something new, I don't want to earn less than what I was earning right now  On another end, I wanna keep tra...

On one end I wanna learn
On another end, I wanna earn😂 As in, next time I want to learn something new, I don't want to earn less than what I was earning right now 
On another end, I wanna keep travelling. Roam around the world

Can we really do all 3? I believe if we expect WLB we cannot learn. It's like CAP theorem, I cannot get all 3, at max only 2. 

Anyone who has achieved all 3, please help in how you did it?
Anyone who feels is in the same boat, please let me know

[CAP Theorem] What should one do in their 20s?

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[CAP Theorem] What should one do in their 20s?- Grapevine

Hello Viners,
I'm currently 28 and have been working in corporate for 5 years. What are your non-career goals and things that you want to advice people btw 28-30 years to try out before getting married?

Non-career goals

Technical Consultant

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I will be starting my career in tech as an FTE next month. Although I wanted to start in a PBC, life had other plans for me.
Need some advice or maybe something which you wish you knew if you were my age for a successful career in tech.
Learning and growth at utmost priority, don't care much about wlb at least till I am not 30
PS : base is 17 but have a huge amount of loan to repay.

Need advice from millennials

At young age you should focus only on 2 things, career and money.  
  
 Career: Try to learn as much as possible in whatever you do. Take initiative and show enthusiasm for anything new. Anyone can code, but people who take initiative and has the ability to learn new things quickly are the one who make it big. Build a good relationship with your colleagues. Your network is your networth.  
  
 Try to get as much clarity in life as possible. Talk to seniors, learn about their journey, why they made certain decisions. Trust me having clarity in life as to what you wanna do in life is a cheatcode.  
  
 Money: No matter how much you make, you can always save money. Invest that money into index funds. Investing early on in life will put you years ahead of your friends. Compounding is real. Here's a simple rule you can follow: 50:20:30. Spend 50% on basic needs, 20% on your wants and invest the rest 30%.  
  
 Don't buy expensive things just to show off. Literally no one cares.

Product Manager

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Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Hello everyone 

I am currently in my 4th year of Btech CSE and doing a 6-month internship in a fintech company

Here I don't get to work on real projects just time waste tasks and empty assurances that one day I will get

In FOMO, I did grind leetcode and also got a job but never been able to become very good at it

I started doing projects (MERN) after work, on weekends it feels great to do projects but the thing is that I get limited time  and the projects do not appear a big deal to anyone as I am making them on my own (No to " tutorial hell") gradually process of learning 

So my question is should I quit my job and develop my skills in MERN and other tech as I still have btech left it will not appear as a gap 

Also, I have 2-3 product ideas in my mind that I can work on 

Should I take a leap of faith?

Should I take leap of faith ?

So, I have heard multiple people that 20s is about exploring. Explore different jobs, work style, people etc , you name it!
   I believe with that, you cannot think of earning as exploration into different roles results in being at the same level across roles.
   1. What would you do or are currently doing about this? 
   2. Do you agree that 20s is about exploring?
   3. Did you explore in your 20s or did you try to climb the corporate ladder? 
   4. Would you do things differently if you had the chance?

People in/were in your 20s, what would/did you do?

Drop the western view of fun - Clubbing,partying,getting high/laid anyone can do. You don’t need any hard skills for it.  
  
 You have to change your perception of fun - I am a strong believer that 20s are for building your self. 
  
 Get Up Early - Explore your religion/spirituality - Work Hard - Don’t burn yourself out but ya the seeds you sow with hard work will pay on later in life.  
 Go Workout - Go for a Run- Go to the Gym it’s gonna help you live longer. 
  
 Eat healthy - Quit Smoking  
  
 Own Your life - Set Goals - Figure out your 2-5-10 Year Goals.  
  
 And When you have started this journey feel free to out with your friends create movie worthy stories and find the love of your life.

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

> Post graduate in computer applications.
> Got work experience of more than 3 years (since 2020).
> Currently working in Bangalore as a QA Engineer almost 2200 kilometres away from home.
> Earning somewhere around 3.5 LPA.
> Age is almost 28 years.
> Expenses are too much, income is not enough do jacksh*t.

Approached a few companies and all of them require you to reveal your current CTC, knowing they'll give a teeny bit a better offer based on my current income breaks my heart.

Now, I can either choose to study something or change the field and do something else, for example, newspaper hawking.

But I'm not sure what to pursue, seeing people who know what they want to do and them having clarity makes me wonder if that's normal and there's something wrong with me.

I followed my "passion" and got screwed royally.

Am I too old to study something else or start as a fresher again in a different domain?

Study further or switch domain?

Software Test - QA

So I am working at a startup for around a year now. Everyday I see, it feels, what am I really doing? Where is the life headed? 
    Doing bare minimum or doing your tasks and fucking off isn't enough. It's expected that we outgrow constantly, as if it's this work that we can always think about and nothing else. At the end, am wondering if it's still worth it?
    1 day it feels that let's just quit it! Next day I feel, okay, I do want the money. 

I ain't looking for suggestions here, just wanted to see if anyone else felt this way

Getting increasingly bored of work at startup

Been there, but money is very important especially for a middle class family, for most of us we are earning 5x more than our parents at least and have huge expectations from families to provide them with good life

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

What would you do differently in your life?

Comment below!

If you had enough money in your life so that you don't have to work for money, would you still do the same job you are doing?

I grew up in a family which used to be just above poverty line. My mom had worked a lot to provide making 7K a month. I now have a job that pays 15lpa. Other than good food on table I'm not sure what i should do with the money. I save everything left after removing house expenses Which is 75% of my income. I know saving is good but i don't want endup saving a huge pile and dying without using any of it.i want to exprfi6good things. How did you guys spend when you tried to raise from almost poor to a decent standard of living

Not sure how to spend the money that i make

Similar background, always dreamt of a decent gaming pc or console. 
 First thing i did after setting up sip was buying ps4. 
  
 Travel, travelling is expensive but the experiences you have a worth it. 
  
 Spend on parents, buy em phones, clothes or sponsor there religious trips. 
  
 Charity, dont forget your roots. 
  
 Definitely dont become a horder, but dont go ballistic as well. 
  
 Also well done for beating the system.  
 Cheers

Welcome to Fintech India's Private Community

Age 30, married, expecting to be alive till 80
50 L in cash
Own house & car (no plan to sell any of them)
No kids, no loans, no expectations, just basic life
Nothing from family

Excel calculation is hinting yes :)
But need practical advice

Can someone retire with just 50 Lakh in hand at 30.

You can't have the same car for 50 more years. 
  
 Your house will need pieces of renovation in the next 50 years. 
  
 Your body parts will start crumbling in the next 50 years.  
  
 Inflation will continue to eat your money in the next 50 years. 
  
  
 So no way you can survive with 1L per year for the two of you.

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1) FIRE net worth
2) Target age to achieve FIRE
3) Current age and YOE
4) Current network

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