Arjun, 28
SDE · Bengaluru · ₹38L CTC
Arjun earned well, saved ~₹40k a month, and still felt broke by the 25th. His banker called it lifestyle creep. His mother called it Swiggy. Both were wrong.
In week one of tracking with Aurapulse, the chart showed a strange spending spike — not a single big purchase, but hundreds of micro-charges that made his cashflow chaotic.
Hidden fees found
₹22,000
Monthly reclaim
₹30,000
Time to discovery
6 days
Aurapulse surfaced ₹22,000 in convenience fees hiding in plain sight — quick-delivery surcharges, payment-gateway tips, weekend-cab dynamic pricing, three overlapping OTT subscriptions, and a "platform fee" on every food order.
He cancelled two subscriptions, switched one cab app, and turned off auto-tip. Within 30 days he reclaimed ₹30,000/month — ₹3.6L a year — without giving up a single coffee.
"I didn't have a spending problem. I had a visibility problem. Aurapulse didn't just track my money — it showed me where it was going."— Arjun, tracking his personal finance with Aurapulse