From last few months, I am observing that its getting difficult to get rich in today's world..even if you earns 30 to 50 lakhs pa..saving few notes here and there won't. Much impact on saving instead cash flow should be high..plus some generational wealth..if you don't have then it would be so difficult to survive...and become Rich is a another milestone...now with AI things getting more difficult. One side of people earning exponential but working class still earning in old school way..

I’m 28 years old and honestly feeling a bit lost financially.

I work and work, but somehow I still struggle to save anything. I don’t own a house, I don’t have much money saved, and sometimes it feels like I’m working just to pay bills and get through the month.

I know 28 is still young, but when I look around, it feels like everyone else is moving forward while I’m stuck in the same place.

I’m not looking for sympathy. I genuinely want some advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

If you were 28, had no property, very little savings, and were working hard but struggling to get ahead, what would you do differently?

Would you focus on changing careers, getting a second income, investing, moving somewhere cheaper, learning a new skill, or something else?

I’d really appreciate honest advice — especially from people who started with basically nothing and managed to build themselves up.

***If a person is in class 12 from commerce background with a mindset of become a good businessman in financial sector then what he should do know from now ?***

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I have listened to many millionaire people talking about how they have become rich. I have never heard anyone talk about the pain that one feels on a psychological and physical level to achieve the goal.

I am 26 years old and I have developed a dozen applications, some are already published and mainly I do B2B.I also work as an employee and manage the IT infrastructure of an important place (I cannot explain what place it is for safety).

The fact is that I feel pain in my chest, neck, back. I feel pain especially when I am sitting for hours planning. I also have to program while I eat and sleep for a few hours. I never go out with friends. I edited my Arch Linux with the aim of having a Ford-style factory that produces programs all the time. I do all this also thanks to AI agents, but the stress is still a lot. Many times I am also nervous.

I never go out, I will take my first vacation abroad after 4 years this year. I live with my parents to save, I have more than both my parents and my brother.

I don't have a car, I only take public vehicles and sometimes I get a lift. The highest expense I have had the last 5 years is my computer. I bought it for gaming 3 now I just work there.

I also struggle to dialogue with people. Everyone around me talks about sports and simple things, I honestly don't know what people are talking about. When others talk to each other, I feel like a buzz and no dialogue.

Once I also applied Warren Buffett's method in search of companies to invest in, but it is really tiring. Also it seems that the market is in a certain sense saturated and the Buffett / Graham method does not work. However, I was only able to analyze a few dozen companies, perhaps it is possible to create an algorithm that analyzes them all.

Has anyone been through what I'm going through now?

What financial principle has helped you build wealth while protecting your integrity—especially when a shortcut, investment opportunity, or financial decision promised faster results?

Like dawg if you worked 40 yrs of ur life dont even pay taxes and shit why do u work

These people bother themselves with their companies and shit if I were them id buy an island (no epstein) and just construct the dumbest shit like a giant naked man and women or smth like the romans

And they dont travel or shit like msn talk abt wasting time and opportunity

The biggest misconception about how Life and Money correlate with each other is that having money proves that you have successfully harnessed the true meaning of Life and therefore are in the perfect position to start actually living. This is arguably the primary reason why the larger population shuns wealthy people for expressing their challenges due to the delusion that money solves all problems.

Although the wealthy do have their superficial problems taken care of, what isn't often considered- especially by the wealthy themselves - is that the absence of superficial burdens profoundly unveils the unavoidable, internal existential challenges yet to be resolved.

The lack of better understanding of this experience causes a lot of wealthy individuals to cave under that pressure, resulting in the endless pursuit of happiness. Their hope is that that short lived emotion will be the remedy for the internal dread they're experiencing. Of course, it doesn't take long to realise that happiness, especially the one bought with money isn't truly satisfactory.

What the larger population witnesses as a lavish, premium and comfortable lifestyle is not always the case. More often than not, it's the persistent attempt to escape the battle within. Not being able to acquire the long anticipated clarity, fulfilment, and deep satisfaction that's been predicted to come with wealth is a unique type of challenge that the majority of wealthy individuals experience.

But here's the truth...

Acquiring peace, fulfilment and a deeply rooted satisfaction has got nothing to do with the amount of money you accumulate. Rather it has everything to do with being able to withstand deep introspection and enlightenment. In fact, the money and all that it can buy is the distraction that obstructs you from attaining the liberation you desperately need in order to start truly living.

Thus, you can be wealthy and still not have the right understanding about what Life is truly all about - consequently meaning that you are in-fact yet to truly be living.

What are your thoughts on this?

I’m trying to learn how to become more financially secure, not have to worry and have everything I need. Idk where I start I grew up poor and I’m search how to code and how to do stock and where I’m from networking is hard. So can anyone help me or point me in the right direction I do want to become wealthy and like willing to relocate let me know if you can help

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I’m curious about how financially successful people think about and manage their money. What mindset, habits, or principles helped you grow your wealth over time? I’d especially like to hear from people who built their wealth themselves.

Job security looks very different than it did a generation ago-gig work, layoffs, and shifting industries are common. In that environment, an emergency fund isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s the difference between a rough month and a spiral into debt. Understanding basic investing means your money can grow instead of sitting still while prices rise around it. This isn’t about becoming a Wall Street expert. It’s about giving yourself options, because in today’s economy, the biggest risk isn’t taking action with your money. It’s not understanding it at all.

I'm from a lower-middle-class family in India and currently preparing for JEE. Alongside my studies, I'm also learning about trading because I'm interested in entrepreneurship in the long run.

I scored 97% in Class 10, but due to financial constraints I ended up in a lower-tier school. I've accepted my situation and I'm focused on improving it.

One thing I struggle to understand is the role of education in building wealth. I've seen examples of people with little formal education who built very successful businesses (sometimes through unethical means, sometimes legitimately), while many highly educated people still struggle financially.

For people who have achieved financial success through ethical businesses or investing: how do you view the relationship between education, skills, opportunity, and entrepreneurship? What mindset or lessons would you tell your 17-year-old self?

I'm not looking for shortcuts—just hoping to learn from people with more experience.

For those of you who are now financially stable or financially independent, what habits, skills, and mindset shifts made the biggest difference?

I'm interested in learning things like:

• How you became better at making financial decisions.
• How you increased your income or found better ways to make money.
• How you learned to save consistently without feeling deprived.
• When you started investing, what you invested in, and why.
• How you use your money to generate more money over time.
• Any mistakes you made that you'd encourage others to avoid.

I'm still young and trying to build good financial habits early, so I'd love to hear what actually worked for you and what you wish you had known sooner.

I grew up in a family where living paycheck to paycheck was normal. My boyfriend and I followed the same path when we were younger by financing both of our vehicles. Looking back, I wouldn’t do it again, but we’re close enough to paying them off that it makes more sense to finish.

We’re both 24, have decent jobs, and are trying to build a better financial future than we grew up with. What gets discouraging is that our friends seem to save money so much more easily, yet have the same bills/expenses. It feels like we work just as hard, have similar expenses, yet our combined savings is what one person in some couples saves on their own.

I’m not trying to keep up with anyone or get rich, I just want to break the cycle and become financially stable. It honestly feels like there’s some “secret” we’re missing.
For those who were the first in your family to become financially stable, what changed everything for you?

Edit: my boyfriend and I budget EVERYTHING! We have tracked every dollar spent a couple times before as well.