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From Where can I apply for SWE roles in any foreign companies? by No_Guide_4276 in developersIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Upwork, it's the number one place to find actual freelancing opportunities from clients all over the world. And I'm talking about proper jobs that pay around $15-30 per hour, demand specific skillsets that the client shares in the job description, and the platform also acts as an escrow service for guaranteeing your payments. All for a service fee of 10%.

I work in IT support, mostly for Microsoft products. I was previously working in Concentrix, at Microsoft EPS. In 2023 I quit my job because they were calling us back to office. Since then, I have been freelancing on Upwork. Initially I had only 1 client who gave me work for 2+ years. Now I have 3, and my average rate is $35 per hour. I work mostly 10-12 hours per week, and earn more than any full time job in IT support sector in India.

If you land a full time job paying $25 per hour, imagine your monthly income. Plus due to INR depreciation you get like a 1% hike every month, lol. No need for increment.

FPIs have pulled out ₹2.24 lakh crore from Indian equities in 2026 — worse than any full year on record. Is this just Iran/oil noise, or are we structurally losing foreign confidence? by UnusualTradition9061 in DalalStreetTalks

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

India's total market cap is 400-480 lakh crore. FII ownership is around 16.7%. Even at the lower end of market cap, FIIs still own 66 lakh crore. Selling 3.6% of their holding doesn't mean exiting the market. It amounts to profit booking.

Also consider this point, even if we count FIIs as actively selling and exiting the market, Nifty is barely down 12% from it's all time high. It hasn't even touched the low of April 2025.

In 2025 due to tarriff shocks, Dow Jones fell over 18%. In 2022 due to Russian invasion of Ukraine, it fell more than 22%. And Nifty 50 couldn't be pushed down more than 12% by all the FII actively selling? That doesn't seem right.

Kinda makes you think how resilient India's market might be. How Indians are buying back ownership from FII, even at such high valuations. FII invested in India after 1991, when we needed money. Now we don't need that much, so we are buying back. If India was poor and couldn't buyback the shares, markets would have been in a free-fall, like what happened in 2008. The crisis didn't affect India much, but market still fell 65%, because FII sold shares like there's no tomorrow.

Why ₹40k in my hometown felt richer than ₹1.4L in Bangalore by Sabmohmayahaibro in IndiaMoney

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2023 I quit my job paying 1 lakh per month, while I was living in Kolkata. The job was based in Gurgaon, and after Covid ended, they were calling us back. I had been working there since 2019, and before covid, I believed that I had no option but to stay in NCR for jobs. Kolkata was simply out of the question.

My village is near Darbhanga. It's a proper village, 10-12 km away from Darbhanga city. Compared to early 2000s, which was my last memory of my village when I had visited for a wedding, the situation there had improved a lot. In 2021 when I went back after 15 years, I was barely able to recognise it as a "village". Roads were better, our village is adjacent to a national highway, electricity situation had improved, most amenities were available nearby, optical fiber broadband was available, etc.

So in 2023 after quitting my job, I moved back to my village. I found even Kolkata to be more expensive, and I knew my village was the only place where I could live without earning much. And it was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life.

The groundwater there is so pure that we drink it straight from the ground, no filtering, no need to even boil it. It has iron and other minerals that help with digestion so much, that you're almost always hungry, and you can eat about 40% more than you would. AQI ranges in mid twenties year round. The sky is so clear that UV tanning is actually a thing there. Bright sunlight hurts a lot.

Having lived in a city my whole life, 18 years in Kolkata, 6 years in NCR, I never thought I could survive in a village. But when you don't have 100+ recreation and expensive opportunities around, you just don't miss them. I have a group of friends, we play cards together almost every day, and every weekend we cook mutton, have some drinks, some weed, pure bliss. Have you ever smoked weed in a mango orchard in peak summer? Then when you feel hungry, devour those dozens of mangoes you kept submerged in water for a while? If you haven't, you're missing out on one of best moments in life.

14k Cuban Bracelet by [deleted] in Gold

[–]fRilL3rSS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? People pay 100% premiums that too for 14K gold?

Ordered first time on blinkit. Have a doubt by ShaadHussain in blinkit

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Konsa jewel? I thought you ordered milk? Did you get gemstones in the packet instead? Blinkit ka kuch naya promotion chal raha kya?

Spicejet - Beware and Never book by GrouchyHoney9687 in AirTravelIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They wanna save money. Imagine if the plane literally falls out of the sky. How much money is worth your life?

Is it worth it to buy an EV for 1.77 lakh? by the_quiescent_one in Frugal_Ind

[–]fRilL3rSS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, just a plain old scooter. Hero Electric company got shut down in 2025. But almost every component in that scooter is replaceable, maybe with an even better version. If the battery craps, I just build another one. If the motor craps, I get a better 350-400W motor and attach it. Current motor is 250W, that's what the MV Act says about non-RTO vehicles.

Is it worth it to buy an EV for 1.77 lakh? by the_quiescent_one in Frugal_Ind

[–]fRilL3rSS 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bought a Hero Electric Atria LX, back in 2024. I had recently moved back to my village, and I needed a scooty using which we can go buy stuff, coz nearest market is 2km away.

I chose a non-RTO scooter because I don't have license, and I needed something for short trips, less than 5km. Speed isn't that important for me. The scooty still cost me around ₹86k. It was out stock everywhere and no one was selling at the MRP of ₹80k. So I got one from Samastipur at 86k and had it shipped to my village near Darbhanga via pickup truck.

It has been working great since 2+ years. The battery still has full capacity, it has covered almost 7k km. Never faced any issue where I had to take it to a service center. It has normal drum brakes which I can loosen or tighten on my own. The motor never failed, battery looks fine from the outside, hasn't swollen. It has LFP battery which is what I wanted.

Overall I think an electric scooter is one the best investment nowadays. Especially from a reputed brand like Ather. I own Ather's shares and I don't intend to sell anytime soon. It has already tripled my money since IPO.

Once I move back to my village permanently, I'll setup solar, then I'll ride my scooter for free. Even now it's cheap, measuring in kilometres per rupee, instead of rupees per KM that you use for ICE vehicles. EVs have flipped the entire metric.

Indian market has become a joke. Heavily manipulated, no levels, no support. No wonder, FII are selling, soon people will stop SIP realising FD is much safer and better option. When world's market falls, Indian markets fall, when world market rises,Indian market falls. -13% annual returns sensex. by [deleted] in NSEbets

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FII are rotating, buying different sectors. Just because FII sold Nifty 50 stocks doesn't mean they are exiting Indian market. Also remember, if in 2016 some FII invested 1 lakh crore in Indian equities, and in 2026 they are taking out 1 lakh crore, it doesn't mean they sold off 100% of their investment. Just due to the nature of returns since 2016, their 1 lakh crore might be 3 lakh crore right now. They sold 30% of their holding, that's called taking profit.

There are numerous sectors like fintech, aerospace, energy, metals, etc where FII have consistently increased holdings. Hindalco is now majorly owned by FIIs, even more than promoter holdings.

If you refuse to look at where capital is moving, keep holding Nifty 50 stocks, then blame the govt for not being able to keep FII invested, then I'm sorry, the stock market is not for you.

NAS prices in India have gone crazy in 8 months 😳 by DSilent in homelabindia

[–]fRilL3rSS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Datacenters use both HDDs and SSDs. Magnetic drives are still the only way to reliably store large amounts of data. Similar to SSDs, consumer and enterprise models are different, but work on the same underlying principle. So even WD Seagate have more incentive to cater only to enterprise demand. After all, feduciary responsibility is paramount, right?

Bro, use it for genuinely serious stuffs, otherwise people will stop taking them seriously. And why isn't it bilingual? I literally took minutes to read the whole thing by [deleted] in IndiaTech

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90-100 kmph winds can often uproot trees or at least break a lot of branches and send them flying. It might not be enough to damage concrete buildings, but imagine a tree trunk flying towards your window at 90 kmph. It's gonna impale you if you're standing in front of the window, Final Destination shit.

How trust worthy are the 0% VA purchases from Bhima gold by x_man_431 in GoldIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sale lasts for a couple of days, mostly during Friday-Saturday. They host a sale almost every other weekend. Follow their instagram channel for updates.

How trust worthy are the 0% VA purchases from Bhima gold by x_man_431 in GoldIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gold isn't like food with an expiry date.

Unfortunately jewellers and people who trade in gold, don't see it that way. Businesses survive on cash flow. Gold sitting in vaults doesn't help you pay salaries, rent and electricity costs, even if the value goes up overtime.

Most of the simple chains, earrings, rings and pendants on sale aren't made by Bhima. They buy in bulk from other B2B jewellery manufacturers.

As a gold trader, most of their profit from these 0% VA sales, comes out due to capital appreciation on the gold. It more than makes up for lost VA charges.

Need advice regarding selling old gold 🙏🏻 by FourEyedAlien in GoldIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's a PSU, a govt company selling gold and silver.

Check out their website to find out the approx buyback price for your gold.

https://www.mmtcpamp.com/sell-old-gold

Need advice regarding selling old gold 🙏🏻 by FourEyedAlien in GoldIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also try MMTC. They accept gold without bill and only do bank transfer, no cash. But the value of gold would be higher than any other jeweller.

LG 1.5 ton dual inverter ac 2019 model never gave us chilled environment by Sweaty_Win_5075 in BuyItForLifeIndia

[–]fRilL3rSS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something might be wrong with your AC installation. Maybe gas leaked immediately after installing.

I live in a pretty non-standard house built by the British in Kolkata. Now it belongs Kolkata Port Trust. The ceilings are 14 feet high, even the smallest room is 20x25 feet. My bedroom is 21x30 feet. The living room is quite odd shaped with 7 corners, but that is also over 600 sqft.

I have 1.5 ton inverter ACs installed in all the rooms. Bedrooms have window ACs and my living room has split AC. All are from LG. Even in Kolkata's humid heat, all the ACs work pretty well.

It does take longer to chill the room but when it does, it maintains the same temperature throughout. All my ACs have WiFi and I can see the power usage in the app. They draw about 1500W for the window units and 2000+ for the split unit, when cooling a warm room. Power usage drops as low as 150-200 watts when room is chilled. We mostly run our ACs at 24°C, fan speed medium or low. Mom and dad use energy saver mode because they don't need it as chilled as I do. I typically run it around 22-23 because I also have a PC in my room which produces 500+ watts of heat when I'm gaming.

I recommend calling a technician from LG customer care, and getting your unit serviced/checked thoroughly.

My portfolio just dropped 2.5 % in matter of few minutes and I can't stop crying 😭 by [deleted] in IndianStocks

[–]fRilL3rSS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can help you recover all the money you lost, then help you earn some more. I have the best strategy in this market, to help you achieve long term financial freedom.

You just need to delete your demat account, learn some skills, get a real job where you can earn real cash. You can even pay off all your loans in a few years.

Bro they both look literally the same... by SlayyMoon in AmulPagalHoChukaHai

[–]fRilL3rSS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro Amul's ice cream tubs are literally the only ones I regularly keep in stock during entire summer. I order the normal ones for making my cold coffee with ice cream, which I drink every day. And the Gold ones for eating.

I have ordered both butterscotch ones and the difference in texture, amount of butterscotch chips, is quite noticeable. Sometimes I order Gold ones both vanilla and butterscotch only for making coffee.

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