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This FREE Middle Class Trick Will Make You Insanely Rich!

26 July 2025·9.4K views·444 likes·8m 53s·1,051 words

Key Takeaways

  • 1And most importantly, stop comparing
  • 2His first job in the family was distributed sweets at home
  • 3The caption was, First step towards the dream life
  • 4Marriage happens once, it should be special
  • 5Because financial fights are the most emotional

Full Transcript

Hi, I'm Divya. I have trained thousands of people in my life across cities, careers and chaos. Some people literally did 10x in their life and even after years of hard work, the same 40,000 salary, the same EMI, the same stress. But when I went deeper and studied it, an invisible pattern came out. The middle class trap. The EMI. Families who had a good degree, decent job, EMI had a car, a loan for the flat, their stories had different characters, but the story was the same. While making this video, I spoke to more than 50 people. Everyone said the same thing. They are doing hard work, ma'am, but why hasn't anything changed in our lives? Today, we will understand this trap.

Today, we will break this trap. Let's meet Akshay. A boy from Meerut. His father works in LIC. His mother takes care of the house. His engineering degree is from Tier 3 private college. He got a job in a campus placement for Rs. 38,000 a month in Bangalore. His first job in the family was distributed sweets at home. Akshay joined the office. He posted a photo of his ID card. The caption was, First step towards the dream life. It seems that now life is going to be set. It's a new city. Flashy life, malls, cafes, everything is new for him. And his expenses were new. Let's break down Akshay's monthly expenses. Pg rent, Rs. 9,000. Food and Swiggy, Rs.

6,000. Commute, Rs. 3,000. Suscriptions and outings, Rs. 3,000. Emergency, Rs. 2,000. Savings, Rs. 1,500-2,000. Sometimes, not even that. While taking out this data, I understood that India's 60% salaried people can save less than Rs. 5,000 every month. When I decoded Akshay's budget, I heard one line again and again. Life has just started, madam. How can we save now? This mindset is the beginning of middle class trap. After 3 years, the salary is Rs. 65,000. And then it seems like, let's upgrade our lifestyle. First car is Rs. 8,000,000. Car's EMI, Rs. 12,000. Fuel and maintenance, Rs. 6,000-7,000. Insurance, Rs. 2,000. Parking stress, you get for free. Total monthly damage, Rs. 20,000+++. While working on this script, I mapped the expenses of my team.

As soon as I took the car, all savings were halved. This is called lifestyle inflation. The more salary you earn, the more expenses you incur. Our home means stability. Even if the budget is tight, if you get a house, it feels like life is moving forward. So let's look at the damage. 50 lakh rupees flat, 10 lakh rupees down payment, and 30,000 per month EMI. Maintenance, Rs. 3,000. Repair, Rs. 2,000. Total expense, Rs. 35,000. Half of the monthly salary is gone. Now, of course, comes the wedding. Marriage happens once, it should be special. We all dream of a perfect wedding. Lights, lehenga, wedding procession, mandap, that's a special feeling. Love and marriage are more sweet without debt.

Because financial fights are the most emotional. The biggest blow in life comes when there is an accident. Bypass surgery, Rs. 3 lakh. Angioplasty, Rs. 2.5 lakh. Insurance claim is Rs. 1 lakh. Rest, break the FD and sell gold. And then restart life from zero. I studied 12 hospital cases for this part. And almost all had one pattern. Health emergency, financial collapse. And perhaps the most toxic thing is comparison. Someone's Europe trip, someone's birthday party of 3 lakhs, someone's new iPhone. We also think, I am also earning 1 lakh, why not me? And that's where the second credit cards, EMI and silent anxiety start. How to get out of this trap? It's not tough to get out of this trap, but it's strategic.

For this, I have made a complete escape framework in this video. Just for you. Let's go. While making this video, me and my team did a lot of real life research. And we have tested these rules on real life data. First of all, shift your mindset. Status symbol is not success. It's peaceful sleep and a secure future. Don't think of EMI as progress. Think of Insurance, Emergency Fund and SIP. EMI salary should be 30-35%. EMI should not exceed 25,000 rupees on a salary of 80,000. Put the rest of the money on your experience. EMI being more means you have sold your flexibility of the future. Please do not do that. Keep the salary of 6-8 months aside.

If you earn 80,000, keep 5-6 lakhs ready in FD or Liquid Fund. If you lose your job or have a health issue, you can handle it with dignity. Invest, don't show off. Put 10,000 rupees on SIP every month. In 20 years, it will become 1 crore. If you put the same amount in EMI, it is a depreciating asset. And then, don't count like on Insta. You will be happy with the size of your portfolio. This is the biggest purpose of my life. Degree is just an entry ticket. But life changes with skills. Digital marketing, Canva, AI, Google Ads, Stock Market Basics, Excel Dashboards, you can learn everything on YouTube for free. Or you can make a short cost of 500 rupees.

The more your skills, the more earning capacity, the more secure your future. This has been my learning after training more than 2 lakh students at Safe Educate in the past 15 years. The biggest game changer is side hustle. Make cake on weekends. Sell a 1000 rupees cake for 1500 rupees. Or take a tuition, 500 rupees an hour. Learn Canva or video editing. And do freelance projects for 5000 to 15000. Think about it. 10,000 rupees a month extra. 1.2 lakhs in a year. And if you invest in 20 years, then a portfolio of 1.5 crore. Live a skill-dependent life, not an EMI-dependent life. And most importantly, stop comparing. Insta honeymoon cars and watches. It can also happen on EMI.

You run your own race. Being middle class is not a curse. But to live your whole life on middle class thinking is the biggest trap. Earn money, learn skills. And learn to make money work for you. And one day stand on the terrace and confidently say, Today money works for me, not for money.

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