Akhil Agarwal

He’s 29 with Rs. 2 crore. You’re 30 with nothing. He stayed with parents. You paid rent. He had no EMIs, no sick family, no pressure. You handled life as it came. He had support. You had responsibility. Don’t compare stories when the "starting lines" were different. Context changes everything. You’re not late. You’re just building with heavier bricks.

Medicine takes 10+ years. Engineering + MBA = 6-7 years. Nobody calls them slavery. Articleship isn’t slavery. You’re paid less, but you gain skills that compound for decades. Rs. 10-12L at 25 is a dream salary for 99% of India. Many would agree Big 4 is not the only career path as CAs also run businesses, consult, teach, audit, invest. The problem is not the CA course. Stop blaming the degree for your lack of vision.

A 28 year old project manager earning Rs. 2L/month feels behind because a 25 year old runs a D2C brand pulling Rs. 3L/month. That 25 year old envies a 19 year old influencer making Rs. 2L/month posting reels. The 19 year old wishes he had the calm of a 30 year old who logs off at 6 and goes home to his dog. Everyone’s chasing someone else’s version of “success.”