A 37-year-old Indian professional has shared how he grew his net worth from around ₹1 crore at 34 to approximately ₹7.5 crore within 3 years after moving to the Middle East for a management consulting job.

The man shared that he began his career at the age of 22 as a graduate trainee, earning ₹10 LPA. (Representational image/Gemini AI generated)

In a Reddit post titled 'From ₹1 Cr at 34 to ₹7.5 Cr at 37: My Middle East Consulting Journey', the man detailed his career and wealth-creation journey. He shared that he has a background in engineering and an MBA from top institutions in India, and is currently working at a top management consulting company.

The 37-year-old shared that he began his career at the age of 22 as a graduate trainee, earning ₹10 LPA. After completing his MBA, he moved into management consulting at the age of 26 with a ₹25 LPA salary.

He said that at 29, he switched to an industry role with a ₹40 lakh annual package. Then, over the next 5 years, his compensation increased to ₹65 lakh, while his net worth reached around ₹1 crore through investments in EPF, gold, equity and real estate.

The man said that his career took a major turn at 34 when he moved back to mainstream consulting, this time in the Middle East. he said that his compensation increased to around ₹3.5 crore, or approximately $400,000, on a tax-free basis.

"At the age of 37 now, I have saved close to ₹6.5 crore (in the last 2.5 years) and grown my net worth to around ₹7.5 crore," he wrote.

He also shared details of his assets, saying he owns three fully paid-up properties in Mumbai, around 700 grams of gold through physical holdings and Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs), and around ₹30 lakh in equity investments. He said he now plans to focus on building his equity portfolio further.

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"Thanks for the motivation brother," one user commented.

"Wonderful journey, OP! I am certain you really must have slogged your a** off to reach where you are," another wrote.

"Middle east is honestly a cheat code for wealth creation," wrote a third user.

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