I’m Rajkumar, a 40-year-old professional who has been part of the hospitality industry since 2006. My investment journey began the same year, sparked by an early encounter with *Rich Dad Poor Dad* during my college days. Though the book ignited my curiosity, the equity markets truly captured my imagination. I started small, with SIPs of…

In this edition of the reader story, a reader bravely shares his mistakes, hoping that younger people will not repeat them. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit of readers. Some of the previous editions are linked at the bottom of this article. You can…

In this edition of the reader story, we meet a software professional and certified table tennis coach from Coimbatore. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit of readers. Some of the previous editions are linked at the bottom of this article. You can…

In this edition of the reader story, Abhineeth shared his 3rd financial audit with us. In April 2023, then 31, he shared his plans for achieving financial independence and buying/constructing a decent house for his family. In his second audit, he shared how he rebuilt his finances after a personal tragedy. About this series: I am grateful…

A few weeks ago, Swati wrote: “I regularly follow the Reader Story section on Freefincal and deeply appreciate its effort in sharing valuable insights into personal finance journeys. As a strong advocate for women’s financial independence, I understand the critical importance of women taking charge of their own finances, rather than leaving the responsibility solely…

My name is Aditya, and I’m 36 years of age— currently a Cfo in a listed company.  Today, my wealth stands at five crores, broken down into an equity portfolio of 3.25 cr and a bank balance of 25 lacs. Real estate of 1cr and a side hustle business with a valuation of 50 lacs….

I am Narayanan. I am from Chennai, and I am 39 years old. I was late to investing, starting my career around 2008, and started investing peanuts in MF around 2015, increasing it substantially from 2018. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit of…

In Jan 2023, Pretorius shared his investment journey for our reader story section: How I learnt to keep it simple and build a net worth 19 times my annual expenses. He followed it up with an update in Jan 2024: My Investment Journey to a net worth 29 times my annual expenses. This is an update! About this series: I am…

I’m happy to share my financial journey on this platform and would like to thank Pattu Sir for giving me the opportunity. I have structured my journey into three sections: Family Background, Financial Mistakes, and Course Correction. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit…

Back when I was still in college, I stumbled onto Freefincal. I’d open one article, and the next thing I knew, I’d have 20 tabs open—each leading me deeper into this endless maze of personal finance. It was a strange obsession for someone who had zero money to their name. I read, I learned, and…

I am Alok, 31 years old, a Group A officer in the central government, and this is my journey to financial independence. I have a 3-year-old child. My wife is a housewife. I joined the service in August 2015. While joining, I had 14000 in my account and nothing else. My starting salary was around…

My Name is Sunil, age 50, achieved financial freedom at 45 & here is my story. An interesting point to note is that I had Average grades in Academics, Average Income, Worked for 25 yr in Manufacturing Companies, NO OVERSEAS Assignment, and NO ESOP & still did very well on Financial with DISCIPLINE, CONSISTENCY, &…

In this edition of the reader story, Sanjoy shares how he deals with his investment fears and doubts. In a previous article, he discussed the Financial Lessons Learned During and After a PhD. In a sequel, he discusses how he overcame his mistakes in investing. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about…

In this article, Anand Vaidya shares how his investment portfolio has evolved one year after he retired. Anand has written several articles for freefincal (linked below), and this is a sequel. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial lives for the benefit of readers. Some of the previous…

This year, so many have become first-time crorepatis or well-established crorepatis and have come forward to share their journey on freefincal in the reader story section. This is another such account. Also see: Crossing the Million Mark: Our Journey to the First Crore How I doubled my retirement corpus and became a Crorepati Analyzing the…