India, Jan. 8 -- An IT professional has claimed, in a Reddit post, how he turned a modest salary into a liquid net worth of Rs.9 crore over 20 years, all through disciplined investing in equities.

"Million with a modest IT salary. Sharing my personal finance journey," the caption of the post reads. The 47-year-old man described himself as an "average guy working in IT industry".

The techie said he started investing early in his career.

In 2005, he earned a salary of around Rs.3 lakh per annum ( Rs.3 LPA) and had no investments. By 2010, with a salary of Rs.10 lakh, his portfolio grew to roughly Rs.10 lakh.

Fast forward to 2016, and his earnings were Rs.25 lakh, with a portfolio of Rs.1 crore.

By 2020, his portfolio reached Rs.2 crore...