India, July 3 -- A Bengaluru woman has struck a chord online after sharing a simple but thoughtful perspective on everyday expenses and how people often view money spent on basic needs as a loss.

Upasna Dogra shared a video on Instagram in which she urged people, especially those from middle-class backgrounds, to stop treating every expense as money lost. Instead, she said, such spending should also be seen as money that supports comfort, safety and well-being.

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"I don't know who needs to hear this, but maybe it is time we stopped looking at our expenses as money lost and started seeing them as money that is taking car...