A Bengaluru-based FAANG engineer revealed his monthly expenses on social media. From spending ₹35,000 on food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato, totaling a cab ₹22,000, the user’s monthly expenditure was more than 2 million per month. In March, he shared a breakdown of his accounts and left netizens in shock.
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@builtonfridays is a Google employee. Taking to his Instagram account, he wrote: “Funny how you work so hard to do this and then spend half the time figuring out where all the money went…”
In the reel, he said, “I spent this much in a month on Fang’s engineer job in Bangalore,” before revealing his expenses.
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A Bengaluru engineer spent ₹35,000 in a month on food delivery services like Swiggy and Zomato. It was because I didn’t have a cook at home.
The Bengaluru-based engineer’s total monthly expenditure for March was ₹2,36,000. This included rent, food delivery, taxi fares, international travel expenses, parental support, subscriptions and more.
The engineer spent around ₹22,000 on cabs and transport in a month using services like Uber, Rapido and Namma Yatri.
For a CTC salary of ₹ 12 lakh, a 45-25-30 split based on needs, wants and investments is recommended. This includes allocating around 30% to investments such as retirement corpus, emergency fund and home purchase.
A realistic FIRE number in India can be calculated using a multiplier of 30x to 35x annual expenditure, taking into account inflation, lifestyle upgrades and a longer retirement period. For example, with an annual expenditure of ₹6.5-7 crore, the FIRE range is ₹2-2.5 crore.
He spent ₹40,000 for his monthly rent and ordered food online, which cost him ₹35,000. “Most of my salary goes towards rent, which is ₹40,000. And since I don’t have a cook, I spend approx ₹35,000 on Zomato and Swiggy,” he reflected.
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His expenses included an international trip. Although he was traveling for work, the user explained how he ended up spending ₹80,000 for other expenses.
“This month my company sponsored a trip to Macau. I was part of a business trip. I ended up spending ₹80,000 which included food, taxi and shopping,” he said.
For the daily commute, the individual reported paying close to ₹22,000. “I ended up spending close to this month ₹22,000 on Uber, Rapido and Namma Yatri.”
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An employee of the company also revealed, “I send money to my parents every month, which is about ₹20,000.”
He paid for other activities, such as watching a movie, attending concerts or comedy shows ₹5,000.
“I received a utility bill that includes electricity, water and WiFi ₹5,000 this month.”
Groceries cost him another ₹10,000. His monthly subscription added another ₹20,000 to the list of expenses. “I have a lot of subscriptions,” he explained.
The total was monthly expenses for March ₹2,36,000.
“So my total has reached ₹2,36,000,” he concluded.
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The video divided people on the internet.
In response to the video, the user jokingly commented, “Bro spent my CTC in a month.” “I live in London and my expenses are less than this,” added another.
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Another said, “Bro, that’s my entire savings for the year.”
Another wrote in the comments: “Bruh how much do you make in a month?”
Another user responded and said: “You need some serious investment planning.”
Someone added: “Learn to cook. Get a car or a two-wheeler if transport is the real issue if you can’t get a car. It’s your money, your family, but you’re spending more on other miscellaneous items than your family. Seems a bit unfair.”
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