India, Sept. 29 -- A Dehradun-based investor and content creator has sparked amusement online by claiming that Rs.5 lakh per month is "bare minimum" for him. Karan Gulati, who posts under the handle "thatsikhinvestor" recently shared a polarizing video on Instagram. He said that he now earns upwards of Rs.5 lakh per month, and anything less than that he considers unacceptable.

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In the video, Gulati claimed that earning Rs.5 lakh per month is now "bare minimum" for him. He did clarify that the figure is a personal milestone. "At this stage, five a month would be bare minimum for me," he said.

"Anything below, and I'm thinking what the...