India, April 15 -- An X user has revealed that her friend's daughter earns between Rs.24 to 30 lakh annually, but still struggles to save money at the end of every month. Narayani Gurunathan, a recruitment specialist, started a lively debate on lifestyle inflation and cost-of-living when she revealed the daughter's high salary on social media.

"My friend's daughter who is earning 24-30L per annum, lives paycheck to paycheck," Gurunathan wrote on X.

According to Gurunathan, the case of her friend's daughter is one example of how living fully in the present can come at the cost of future financial stability.

"At 25 or 30, it's hard to imagine spending that much. Very hard," she wrote. However, various expenses like rent, eating out, alco...