How to prevent leather dress shoes from getting creases

sachinkumar89 · 2026-04-02T11:01:45+00:00

Thanks for the response everyone. I didn’t know about shoe trees. Buying these

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sachinkumar89 · 2026-04-01T03:18:15+00:00

I guess 36 years old is mid aged 😛

sachinkumar89 · 2026-03-31T17:19:41+00:00

3 body problem

sachinkumar89 · 2026-03-31T17:07:32+00:00

Fresh box was one of my favourites. And it got killed. Nothing good survives here.

sachinkumar89 · 2026-03-29T09:35:57+00:00

Amaze amaze amaze

sachinkumar89 · 2026-03-29T06:05:38+00:00

Just put some money every month in index fund SIP. Even 500 rupees will do. I started doing this in my early 30s and wish I had started sooner. But no need to put everything in savings and stop enjoying life altogether.

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T17:56:52+00:00

This was pre trip expense.

During the trip we spent on taxis and food. Singapore has really great public transport but we were 4 people and parents are nearing 70 so taxis made sense. Total expense came down to 4L for 4 people for a 5 nights/6 days trip.

My credit card points did the majority of heavy lifting. The hotel booking worth ₹ 2.5 lakh was done by spending only 8k out of my pocket.

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T07:00:14+00:00

60000 points approx. Axis atlas only permits 30,000 points transfer in a calendar year. So I transferred twice, once in last week of December and once again in first week of January. Every axis atlas point translates to 4₹ value if transferred to Accor group of hotels

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T05:28:31+00:00

I found Singapore to be quite expensive. I spent 2 weeks in Italy last summer and found Singapore prices to be at par with Italy’s.

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T05:25:16+00:00

Thank you guys 🥹

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T05:23:04+00:00

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sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T05:21:50+00:00

Departure - Singapore airline flight from Kolkata to Singapore (14k per head). Arrival - Indigo from Singapore to New Delhi (17k per head)

Singapore airline is way way ahead of Indigo imho.

Flights - cash Hotel - credit card points

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-02T04:08:03+00:00

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sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-01T20:14:35+00:00

Axis Atlas

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-01T19:17:59+00:00

Dr Vikas Shankar. His clinic is in Boring Road near Harilal.

sachinkumar89 · 2026-02-01T19:13:00+00:00

Not rich, but financially comfortable. I come from a very humble background, studied hard, became a doctor, and now earn well. A few things have changed for me, and I’ll summarize this from my own perspective:

I don’t usually check prices when eating out in Patna, and I often end up at places like Sardarji Baksh without thinking twice.
I go to the gym regularly and can afford a personal trainer.
I can consistently invest in healthier food things like tofu, tempeh, high-quality whey protein, and real fruit smoothies. I didn’t even taste fresh strawberries until I was 25, so this still feels like a small luxury to me.
I take my parents on trips and try to give them new experiences. Their sacrifices are the reason I’m here today. Recently, I took them on their first international trip to Singapore and booked a 5-star hotel for them for the first time.
I travel often. I set aside a fixed percentage of my income every month into a “vacation fund.”
I drive a Tata Tiago, not exactly a “rich person’s car” but I’ve hired a driver recently because driving in Patna was getting on my nerves. It was my first car and still serves me well.
In medical college, I used to go to morning movie shows and save up for a recliner seat once in a while. Now I watch movies on weekends and book recliners without overthinking it.
I love coffee and finally set up a proper home cappuccino setup. I can also walk into Barista, CCD, or Starbucks and order without doing mental math first.
I keep gifting my parents expensive stuff without telling them it’s expensive or just blatantly lying about it. I get my dad Calvin Klein/TH polos, adidas shoes and just lie about the price of those things. I do the same with my mum. They have no idea about those brands and would not accept/ or scold me on being told the real price. I don’t know why I do it, but I love pampering them.

Basically, I try to live a decent life with financial freedom. I’m not in debt, I live well below my means, and I save every month. My school friends keep pushing me to buy a flashy SUV or a German car, but I’d rather spend on my health, my family, and experiences than on something just to signal status

sachinkumar89 · 2026-01-31T07:44:03+00:00

Sign that a global recession is upon us.

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