{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Moneywise","title":"Rajiv Khaneja Made Millions Young, Then Refused to Upgrade His Lifestyle","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/09d19811\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2981,"description":"Stop making million dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comRajiv Khaneja made tens of millions running an ad tech company, but still lives in the same city he grew up in, wears the same clothes, and told friends he rented his house—even though he owned it. Here’s why.Here’s what we talk about:How Rajiv built a profitable tech business as a teenager (and hired adults while still in high school)Turning down a $2.5M acquisition offer... then heading back to chemistry classWhat 25 years of “anti-lifestyle inflation” looks likeThe impact of immigrant parents and a “worst-case-scenario” money mindsetWhy he lived undercover for years, and how finding a peer group unlocked everythingHow he built AdButler into an 8-figure, bootstrapped businessRajiv’s idea of a lifestyle upgrade: attentional freedom > private jetsHappiness optimization: spending $7M on a home to be closer to friends His new obsession: using AI to help cure cancerCo-founding Arvita Therapeutics — and why he’s still building, even with $50M+ in net worthSponsors:Tame your taxes at https://olarry.com/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with https://www.dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseProtect your upside and get your time back at https://www.cressetcapital.com/moneywiseCool Links:Hampton https://www.joinhampton.com/Lower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/AdButler https://www.adbutler.com/index.htmlArvita Therapeutics https://www.arvita.co/Chapters:(0:00) Teen Millionaire: How Rajiv Made His First Money(0:45) Living Cheap on Purpose: Why He Drives a Prius(1:59) Managing Wealth & Long-Term Investing Strategy(3:36) Monthly Spending Breakdown & Frugal Habits(9:02) The Origin Story: From Web Polls to Ad Butler(19:16) Family, Upbringing & Money Values(24:49) Social Life, Hiding Wealth & Finding Founder Friends(31:56) Resisting Lifestyle Upgrades After a Big Exit(35:40) Choosing the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vCvB-0dtzg339Iof9Uhri-E5Cu1YvE_goNcKch75CeI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTZj/OWRiMTI3NjI1YWUy/MWY4ZWJkOTU2YzFl/NzE0Mi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}