New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- A 25-year-old Reddit user shared his journey of reaching a net worth of Rs.1 crore. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a crorepati by 18, but life kept shifting his goals.

At 21, he realised it might take until 40. Things changed when he started freelancing and got into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) at 22.

By 23, he bagged a big US contract, and by 25, he crossed Rs.1 crore. His portfolio includes Rs.49 lakh in mutual funds, Rs.46 lakh in US stocks, Rs.5 lakh in crypto and Rs.25,000 in gold.

He owns no property or vehicles, lives in a rented flat, takes one local and one international trip a year and works over 60 hours weekly as an AI engineer.

"When it happened, I just stepped out for a...