{
  "id": 625241,
  "title": "‘ ₹21,000 rent, ₹10,000 on commuting’: Bengaluru woman's ₹1 lakh monthly budget breakdown goes viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/21-000-rent-10-000-on-commuting-bengaluru-womans-1-lakh-monthly",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:48:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/21000-rent-10-000-on-commuting-bengaluru-womans-1-lakh-monthly-budget-breakdown-goes-viral-11786502360612.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Bengaluru-based woman, Ishita Chaudhary, has shared a detailed breakdown of her monthly expenditure, revealing that she spends approximately ₹1 lakh every month to live independently in the city. The breakdown, shared on Instagram, includes expenses such as rent for a 3BHK (₹21,000), groceries (₹7,000), household help (₹10,000), dining out (₹5,000), hobbies and activities (₹5,000), commuting (₹10,000), shopping (₹15,000), travel and trips (₹20,000), and personal care (₹20,000). The remaining expenses are listed as zero for commuting to the office, weekday lunches, breakfast at work, gym expenses, and office snacks. While the spending breakdown garnered several humorous reactions, the user did not mention her savings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}