Overview

• The Instagram reel by Prakriti and Ashish Arora of Escape To Landscapes has amassed roughly three million views, propelling wide online discussion of lifestyle costs and incomes in Bengaluru.
• They reported spending ₹3.5 lakh on flights and hotels booked for two domestic and two international trips during August.
• Their itemised list also included ₹42,000 rent, ₹40,000 for fitness, ₹20,000 for groceries, ₹13,000 for dining and delivery, ₹10,000 for utilities and help, ₹15,000 miscellaneous, and ₹1 lakh set aside for SIPs.
• The couple describe regular ‘money meetings,’ say they maintain a ‘mystery’ or emergency fund, and note that travel spending is part reinvestment in their work, adding that August was not typical.
• Comments on the post questioned how they earn and compared the outlay to annual salaries, and outlets reported the figures from their post without independently verifying their income.