India, Sept. 4 -- A candid Reddit post by a 26-year-old Indian professional has gone viral after he shared how, despite a salary jump, he still feels stuck in the "middle-class trap". In the post, titled "Went from 40k to 1.3 LPM salary. but it feels like I am still broke," the anonymous user shared that after switching jobs, his monthly pay increased from Rs.40,000 to Rs.1.3 lakh. "On paper it feels like a dream, but in reality, I am barely able to enjoy it," he wrote.

In the post, the user shared his family background. He explained that most of his earlier salary was spent on EMIs and hospital bills after his father's health problems left the family with significant debt. "Because of his pre-existing condition, we couldn't get private ...