A tale of brains, bank balances, and parental love—straight from the digital halls of Reddit—has left the Indian internet abuzz. In a candid post, a young IIT graduate revealed how—despite landing what many would call a dream job—his financial dreams were left snoozing. Thanks to some enthusiastic, if rather unconventional, parental asset management.
The protagonist, a JEE topper and IIT alumnus, reportedly fought his way through an emotionally turbulent childhood, only to face another challenge: rescuing his hard-earned salary from the clutches of his own family.
According to his account, the trouble began when his father “lovingly” insisted he take out an education loan worth Rs 11 lakh, even though the family was not facing any financial crisis. Clearly, the lesson here was financial independence—just not for him.
The comedy of errors only escalated once the student became a software professional. During an internship paying Rs 80,000 per month, every rupee made its way, not to his loan repayment or future investments, but to the family fund. It was administered, of course, by his father. No savings, no investments, just a monthly contribution to the family’s bank of emotional obligation.
Upon securing a full-time role with a monthly salary of Rs 1.5 lakh, he was asked to part with Rs 1.1 lakh monthly—allegedly for the family’s future investments. Fast-forward through a year and a half, and our young techie’s bank account looked like the JEE syllabus after exam day: thoroughly depleted.
Things came to a head during the pandemic, when a return home for remote work only intensified familial friction. Even after moving out, the love followed—with requests for over Rs 20 lakh for a new flat’s down payment and another Rs 2 lakh for furniture. The piece of resistance: a suggestion by his father that perhaps he should hand over total management of his finances.
The young man, now in his mid-20s and fresh out of charitable patience, decided to stop all monetary transfers to his parents, insisting they were fully able to fend for themselves. His story has ignited conversations across the web about the fine print in the Indian family contract, especially where “love” and “duty” are deployed as powerful (and tax-free) instruments of control.
As for him? He’s decided that enough is enough. Because, sometimes, being an IITian means learning to debug not just your code, but your relationships too.
Disclaimer: The events described are based on a Reddit post. Claims have not been independently verified, and reader discretion is advised.
