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Once there were 2 friends. One of them was a Successful and Rich Businessman.. we will call him Mr. Rich. The other, was a working class professional.. we will call him Mr. JobClass

One day, Mr. Rich bought a brand new high end model of Mercedes for Rs. 60 lacs and Mr. JobClass bought a Rs. 6 lac worth Hyundai car

Mr. JobClass said to Mr. Rich -
You are a typical Materialistic and Laalchi Rich Man !!!! You spent 60 lacs in buying a car ??? thats ridiculous !!! Mr. Rich - Oh is it ? ok come buddy sit here. Let me explain you.

Ok Mr. JobClass. Tell me whats your annual income and which car did you buy Mr. JobClass - my income is 9 lacs a year. and I bought this Hyundai car worth Rs. 6 lacs Mr. Rich - Ok Great.. nice car. So you mean that the cost of your car is around 75 % of your annual income

Mr. JobClass - hmmmmmmmmm ya correct

Mr. Rich - Great.. And i bought this Mercedes worth 60 lacs. And this is around 6 % of my annual income.

So my dear friend Mr. JobClass. Now you tell me who is more Materialistic and Laalchi i spent ONLY 6 % of my annual income to buy a car. you spent 75 % !!!

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