Hardwork took techie from tier-3 college with Rs 3.5LPA to Rs 40 LPA but stock market greed wiped his savings and is now selling his land to repay debt

A man whose career took him from a Rs 3.5 lakh annual salary to around Rs 40 lakh has reportedly lost Rs 50 lakh through day trading and is now considering selling two acres of land to manage the setback. The account, shared by X user Vikas Alwys, traces the man’s journey from a government school in a Telugu-medium setting to a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and a high-paying technology career.

According to the post, the man completed his B.Tech CSE from a Tier-3 college in 2016 and was later placed at Infosys. His earnings rose substantially over the course of his career, but his attempt to invest his savings through trading eventually resulted in a significant financial loss.

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From government school to Rs 40 lakh salary

Alwys wrote, “There is a relative of mine who completed his B.Tech CSE from a Tier-3 college in 2016. Till 10th, he studied in a government school.”

According to the account, the man studied in a Telugu-medium school until Class 10. Moving into Class 11 proved difficult as he had to adapt to a different academic environment. He nevertheless continued his education and eventually secured admission to a university in Warangal.

After completing his engineering degree in computer science, he joined Infosys through campus placement. His annual compensation subsequently increased from Rs 3.5 lakh to approximately Rs 40 lakh.

The progression marked a significant change from his early educational background, with the man moving from a government school to a technology career with substantially higher earnings.

Trading signals lead to bigger bets

As his income increased, the man wanted to put his savings into investments, according to the X post. He later came across a Telegram channel that offered trading signals.

Alwys described what happened next: “With the money in hand, he wanted to invest somewhere. He found a Telegram channel where they were giving trading signals. Initially, he made Rs 2-3 lakhs, and he got more greedy and invested a huge amount of money. He ignored the signals and even started doing his own analysis and trading.”

The initial gains encouraged him to commit a larger amount of money to trading. He subsequently began relying on his own analysis and trading decisions instead of the signals, according to the post.

Rs 50 lakh loss puts assets at risk

The man eventually suffered losses of Rs 50 lakh through day trading, Alwys claimed. With the loss having reached that level, the man is now considering selling two acres of land to deal with the financial setback.

The X post does not specify how much money he initially put into trading, how long he continued trading or how much the two acres of land are worth.

The account also does not provide further details about the man’s current financial position beyond his reported consideration of selling the land.

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Social media users debate salary and financial decisions

The story prompted discussion on X about the relationship between a high salary and financial decision-making.

“A ₹40L salary can’t protect you from bad financial decisions,” one user wrote.

Another acknowledged the career progression while pointing to the scale of the trading loss: “Crazy journey. ₹3.5 LPA to ₹40 LPA is serious growth, but that trading loss hurts.”

A third user questioned the idea that higher earnings necessarily indicate greater intelligence, writing, “Bro note one thing ..Salary is not a direct co - relation to IQ ..it’s just related to the demand he has for his skills which he had learnt knowing or unknowing . I have seen tons of high IQ stuck in career just because they are in wrong domain. So salary is not intelligence .”