In this edition of the reader story, a reader who has been managing money for five years shares his observations and lessons. In our experience, when young earners come forward and share their experiences, it inspires others (even older investors) to do better, sometimes more than stories by accomplished investors. About this series: I am grateful to…

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 one 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…

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…

In this edition of the reader story, we meet a 33-year-old planning to retire by 45. 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 also access the full reader…

In this edition of the reader story, Sahil shares his financial audit. A sequel to How Sahil Plans to Achieve Financial Independence by Efficient Tracking. 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…

In this edition of the reader story, we meet a retiree who has been investing in mutual funds for the last 23 years. This is an addition to our “mutual fund success stories” series. See, for example, How mutual funds helped me reach financial independence. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details…

In this edition of the reader story, Dr Aakash shares his investment journey while studying medicine. 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 also access the full reader story…

We published Analyzing the Growth of my 15 Crores Portfolio a few days back. This was a sequel to  My Journey to a Ten Crore Portfolio. Naturally, there were many questions from readers. Arun looked at them patiently (and silently) and answered the key ones in this article. If you have not read the first…

In this edition of the reader story, we have a sequel to My Journey to a Ten Crore Portfolio. Arun digs deep and shows us how long it took for his portfolio to increase by one crore to a 15 Crore portfolio today. About this series: I am grateful to readers for sharing intimate details about their financial…

In this edition of the reader story, we once again meet a software engineer we met three years ago when he started goal-based investing. Now his portfolio has just crossed one crore. 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…

In this edition of the reader story, a young earner shares his investment journey. 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 also access the full reader story archive. Opinions…

In this edition of the reader story, we learn about a young earner’s journey to one crore and their plans to build further wealth. 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…

In this edition of the reader story, A 25-year-old shares his investment journey. 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 also access the full reader story archive. Opinions published…

In this edition of the reader story, Sanjoy shares his investment mistakes and lessons learned. In a previous article, he discussed the Financial Lessons Learned During and After a PhD 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…

In this edition of the reader story, Abhishek shares his second audit with us. In Jan 2021, we learnt how he funded his marriage & is on track to financial freedom. In this follow-up, he presents an update on how he is halfway to FIRE (financial independence, retire early) by focusing on a high savings…