You can leave poverty but does poverty leave you?

For most of my life, I lived below the Middle class and from Hyderabad . Things got especially tough during my school days when my dad had an accident (we were doing okay before that) . Life took a downward spiral after that (funny how life loves throwing those curveballs at us, right?).

But things changed. I did different things worked various jobs and eventually landed a position with a pretty sweet package - we're talking 1.2 CR per annum at age 27 (Iam 29 now).Not too shabby for a kid who started from the bottom!

Here's the weird part though: even with all that money there was this constant fear lurking in the back of my mind. Maybe because I'd spent so much time being poor I couldn't quite believe my good fortune would last. It felt like any day everything might just poof disappear.

Because of these worries I kept my lifestyle modest. I handled my responsibilities took care of my family and even managed my sister's wedding. Some might call me crazy but despite my cautious spending I've always been a big risk-taker. After working at that job for a year I decided to launch my own startup.

One thing that really helped was finding the right friends. While I knew people who came from money I connected more with those who like me had humble beginnings and worked their way up. We just got each other you know?

I remember asking one friend who'd made it big: "How did you feel when you became a millionaire?" His response stuck with me: "Making money is tough but losing it is way too easy." Talk about words of wisdom!

I'm not a millionaire (yet!) but I'm on my way maybe. Sometimes I wonder though even if we escape poverty does poverty ever really leave us? I think it takes conscious effort to change our habits learn about investing and adapt to a new reality. Having the right people around you really makes all the difference.

Just felt like sharing my journey. Sometimes it feels like I'm living in two worlds .the one I came from and the one I'm building. But hey maybe that's not such a bad thing after all.

I would love to hear from anyone who had made or making their way up from humble beginnings.