‘The whole month is still left’: Bengaluru woman breaks down ₹17,200 in expenses the second day of August
August has only just begun, but one Bengaluru resident has already spent more than ₹17,000 within the first two days of the month. Her detailed account of rent, food deliveries, shopping and other everyday expenses has sparked a debate about the rising cost of living in the city.A Bengaluru woman broke down how she had spent ₹17,200 the second day of the month. (Instagram/fz_talebook)(Also read: Bengaluru woman says doing nothing on a day off is not a waste: ‘You need it when mentally exhausted’)Rent and daily expenses add up quicklyTaking to Instagram, a woman named Falguni shared a video documenting where her money went during the first two days of August.“Tell me you live in Bengaluru without telling me you live in Bengaluru,” she began.Falguni said she paid ₹15,000 as rent on the first day of the month. She then ordered a few items from Swiggy and Zepto, spending around ₹750.The following day, she visited a salon and paid another ₹630. She also spent ₹75 on pani puri before heading out for a walk. During the walk, she bought mangoes for ₹100 from a vegetable market.However, another unplanned expense followed when she noticed a store offering a sale.“On my way back home, I noticed a store that had a sale going on, so I went inside and ended up shopping for another ₹670,” she said.Adding up all these expenses, Falguni revealed that she had already spent around ₹17,200 in just two days.“The whole month is still left, which is honestly crazy,” she said.(Also read:
