Bengaluru CA Meenal Goel revealed her first luxury purchase, an iPhone, was driven by insecurity. She felt out of place at KPMG and bought the phone to fit in. Bengaluru CA Meenal Goel revealed her first luxury purchase, an iPhone, was driven by insecurity. She felt out of place at KPMG and bought the phone to fit in. This experience led her to develop a new spending rule. Now, she invests twice the amount of any discretionary purchase into wealth-growing assets first. Listen to this article in summarized format From Gurgaon to Bengaluru: Woman shares reality of moving from a 4 BHK home after 13 years to a rented flat in Bengaluru A post shared by Meenal Goel | Finance (@ca.meenalgoel) Bigger paycheck, but same financial anxiety? CA explains the 'comfortable poverty' trap (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online. Melting mountains: Can India defuse 189 looming flood risks in Himalayas? Why Indian manufacturers may want the rupee to hit 100 Down 30% in 1 year, are AI-hit Infy, TCS still value stocks? How practical is India’s latest investor protection framework? Wafers to war: Vinay Dube on how Iran crisis is hitting Akasa Stock Radar: After a 24% correction, Max Healthcare breaks key resistance level; analysts see long-term potential Choose your reason below and click on the Report button. This will alert our moderators to take action Your Reason has been Reported to the admin. 15 Days Free: Unlock All ETPrime Exclusives, Market Tools & ePapers It seems like you're already an ETPrime member with Login using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefits Log out of your current logged-in account and log in again using your ET Prime credentials to enjoy all member benefits. Trump temper on H-1B visas is forcing Indians to do these things to stay put in US What Adani’s US indictment means for India Inc’s overseas fundraising Why veterans like Reliance, L&T are on acquisition spree? Aswath Damodaran has an answer. Will China’s dollar bond sale in Saudi Arabia trump the US in financial world? Huawei launches its own OS to compete with Google and Apple. But can it win beyond China? Why a falling rupee is a better option for the economy A list of top 20 momentum stocks that have delivered massive returns in one year Get daily trade ideas from SEBI-registered research analysts. Grow your wealth with stock ideas & sectoral trends. All-in-one stock research with Stock Score, peer comparison & key signals. Get to know where the market bulls are investing to identify the right stocks. Check the score based on the company's fundamentals, solvency, growth, risk & ownership to decide the right stocks. Analyze the market sentiments & identify the trend reversal for strategic decisions. Ask your stock queries & get assured replies by ET appointed, SEBI registered experts. Read the PDF version of ET newspaper. Download &