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- Aniruddha Anjana shared his estimates for the annual income required for a family of four to live comfortably in various US cities.
- The calculations are based on a 50/30/20 budgeting rule that prioritizes fixed expenses and investments.
- Estimates for top cities like San Francisco and San Jose exceeded $400,000 annually.
- The analysis highlights the financial pressures faced by some H1B visa holders living in the United States.
- This perspective led the founder to move back to India to manage his US-based company while earning in dollars and spending in rupees.
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Aniruddha Anjana
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“This is the part nobody tells you when you’re chasing the American dream: the salary that sounded huge back in India often barely covers a stressed, tight budget once you’re actually living here with a family”
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…was lowest at $204,672 ( ₹1.96 crore). Even Houston crossed $200,000 ( ₹1.92 crore) annually in his comparison. Anjana argued that many H1B visa holders outside major technology companies earn considerably less. “ This is the part nobody tells you when you’re chasing the American dream: the salary that sounded huge back in India often barely covers a stressed, tight budget once you’re actually living here with a family ,” the startup founder wrote on Instagram. LiveMint could not independently verify the authenticity of the living costs shared by Aniruddha Anjana. Anjana also described why he changed his own working arrangement. He…
“I know I was way underpaid for what I was giving up, so I decided to change that. I started a company in the US and moved back to India to run it — I earn in dollars, but I spend in rupees.”
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…income that isn’t tied to US cost-of-living at all,” he wrote. He subsequently started a US company and returned to India to run it. His approach allows him to earn dollars while paying everyday expenses in rupees. “ I know I was way underpaid for what I was giving up, so I decided to change that. I started a company in the US and moved back to India to run it — I earn in dollars, but I spend in rupees. “That single shift is what actually gave me the freedom to travel to the US whenever I want, on my own terms, and live the version of the American dream that actually works for my life,” he added. Sounak Mukhopadhyay…
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