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Spend Wisely

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Spending money is hell lot complicated than what I thought of it in my childhood. Every time I pull out some money from my pocket, I think whether to spend them or not, and I think even more after spending them. Planning to spend those bucks was very hard for me. The following two people helped me a lot on where to spend and where to save. Rohit Neelakantham Rohit Neelakantham      I met him at Idealabs. I knew him for about 4 days. We both were travelling in his car. As you all know, I just keep talking all the time. I asked him about his job and stuff. Then, I started asking about his car (Ford Ecosport #dreamcar). He was like, "I used to teach tuitions in my college days. I saved all that money and paid downpayment for this car which was around ₹.2 lakh." I was like, "Holy shit! You saved 2 lakhs from the fee you got from tuitions." He replied, "Yes. It probably took years, but I did save. I always had a dream of buying a car with my own money, an...

IDEALABS - Pushing Limits

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Pankaj Diwan       I first met Idealabs team at JNTUH, when I was attending a hackathon. It was a 2-day hackathon and as we were new to all the technology and stuff, we weren't able to design our prototype. This is where Idealabs team came in. They helped us in every obstacle we had while designing and implanted us with a lot more information than we can ever learn.       But, looking at them I was wondering, "How the hell are they working so efficiently even under such stress?" They were explaining things to every single team in that hackathon with full of energy. I asked the question to one of the members of Idealabs. He replied, "Wherever you go, whichever company you work in, you work just to work. Here at Idealabs, we love our work. At first, I wasn't like what I am today. I was just like you, not taking anything seriously. As I got into Idealabs, the environment here helped me realise my strengths and push my limits."   ...