₹12 lakh in stocks, ₹10 lakh health insurance but just ₹18,000 cash in bank account: Corporate employee sh

A corporate employee's Reddit post has highlighted the gap between having investments and having readily accessible emergency cash. He claimed that despite holding around ₹12 lakh in stocks and funds and a ₹10 lakh corporate health insurance policy, he had only ₹18,000 available when his mother needed hospitalisation at 2 AM. He said he had to borrow money through UPI and use credit cards to arrange a ₹1.5 lakh advance deposit.

Sep 30, 2026 - 12:00
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₹12 lakh in stocks, ₹10 lakh health insurance but just ₹18,000 cash in bank account: Corporate employee sh
A corporate employee's Reddit post has highlighted the gap between having investments and having readily accessible emergency cash. He claimed that despite holding around ₹12 lakh in stocks and funds and a ₹10 lakh corporate health insurance policy, he had only ₹18,000 available when his mother needed hospitalisation at 2 AM. He said he had to borrow money through UPI and use credit cards to arrange a ₹1.5 lakh advance deposit.

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