A Bengaluru-based tech professional earning Rs 1.8 lakh a month has opened up on Reddit about how a sudden family medical emergency revealed that a high salary alone does not guarantee financial security.
According to the techie's post, he had considered himself financially successful two years ago, living in a gated community and investing aggressively, putting Rs 80,000 into monthly SIPs. That sense of stability was upended when his father collapsed unexpectedly, and the hospital demanded an upfront deposit of Rs 2.5 lakh for ICU admission.
