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‘I bought 2 houses at 24, but my kids might never buy one’: Founder says people need to move beyond 9 to 5 for building wealth that can beat inflation

Entrepreneur Riya Upreti has argued that rising property prices and uneven salary growth are making traditional wealth-building increasingly difficult for younger Indians. Drawing on her claim that she bought two houses by 24, she said people should build ass…

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‘I bought 2 houses at 24, but my kids might never buy one’: Founder says people need to move beyond 9 to 5 for building wealth that can beat inflation

Entrepreneur Riya Upreti has argued that rising property prices and uneven salary growth are making traditional wealth-building increasingly difficult for younger Indians. Drawing on her claim that she bought two houses by 24, she said people should build ass…

Indian entrepreneur Riya Upreti, founder of Fobet Media, has argued that relying solely on a conventional 9-to-5 career may no longer be enough to build wealth as living costs and property prices ris…

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