Can money buy happiness? Indian woman in Dubai says ₹18,000 salary in Bengaluru brought her more joy
An Indian woman living in Dubai took her rant online, reigniting the age-old question: Does money truly buy happiness?Seema Purohit, a travel and fashion influencer, rants about her corporate job in Dubai and says that her ₹18,000 salary in Bengaluru gave her more happiness in her modest first job than her high-paying career in Dubai.In the viral video, she claimed (in Hindi), “My salary in Bengaluru was only ₹18,000; it was my first job. And when I got my salary, I felt like the richest girl in the world.” She claimed that in ₹18,000, she managed her PG rent, indulged in street shopping, enjoyed canteen meals, went clubbing every weekend, and still saved a couple of thousand rupees at the end of the month.Compared to her lavish lifestyle in Dubai and high-paying job, she is not happy. She said, “Aaj ₹18,000 se kai zyada kama rahi hu, Dubai mein hu, but still utni khush nahi hu jitni tab thi” (Today I earn much more than ₹18,000, I’m in Dubai, but still I’m not as happy as I was back then).The video that garnered over 30,000 views was captioned, “Life gave me lemons, and I’m here to rant about it.”
An Indian woman living in Dubai took her rant online, reigniting the age-old question: Does money truly buy happiness?
Seema Purohit, a travel and fashion influencer, rants about her corporate job in Dubai and says that her ₹18,000 salary in Bengaluru gave her more happiness in her modest first job than her high-paying career in Dubai.
In the viral video, she claimed (in Hindi), “My salary in Bengaluru was only ₹18,000; it was my first job. And when I got my salary, I felt like the richest girl in the world.” She claimed that in ₹18,000, she managed her PG rent, indulged in street shopping, enjoyed canteen meals, went clubbing every weekend, and still saved a couple of thousand rupees at the end of the month.
Compared to her lavish lifestyle in Dubai and high-paying job, she is not happy. She said, “Aaj ₹18,000 se kai zyada kama rahi hu, Dubai mein hu, but still utni khush nahi hu jitni tab thi” (Today I earn much more than ₹18,000, I’m in Dubai, but still I’m not as happy as I was back then).
The video that garnered over 30,000 views was captioned, “Life gave me lemons, and I’m here to rant about it.”
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