{"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":2754,"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.com\n\nRajiv 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.\n\nHere’s what we talk about:\nHow Rajiv built a profitable tech business as a teenager (and hired adults while still in high school)\nTurning down a $2.5M acquisition offer... then heading back to chemistry class\nWhat 25 years of “anti-lifestyle inflation” looks like\nThe impact of immigrant parents and a “worst-case-scenario” money mindset\nWhy he lived undercover for years, and how finding a peer group unlocked everything\nHow he built AdButler into an 8-figure, bootstrapped business\nRajiv’s idea of a lifestyle upgrade: attentional freedom > private jets\nHappiness optimization: spending $7M on a home to be closer to friends \nHis new obsession: using AI to help cure cancer\nCo-founding Arvita Therapeutics — and why he’s still building, even with $50M+ in net worth\nSponsors:\nTame your taxes at https://olarry.com/moneywise\nAchieve your dream body with https://www.dailybodycoach.com/moneywise\nProtect your upside and get your time back at https://www.cressetcapital.com/moneywise\n\nCool Links:\nHampton https://www.joinhampton.com/\nLower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/\nAdButler https://www.adbutler.com/index.html\nArvita Therapeutics https://www.arvita.co/\n\nChapters:\n(0:00) Teen Millionaire: How Rajiv Made His First Money\n(0:45) Living Cheap on Purpose: Why He Drives a Prius\n(1:59) Managing Wealth & Long-Term Investing Strategy\n(3:36) Monthly Spending Breakdown & Frugal Habits\n(9:02) The Origin Story: From Web Polls to Ad Butler\n(19:16) Family, Upbringing & Money Values\n(24:49) Social Life, Hiding Wealth & Finding Founder Friends\n(31:56) Resisting Lifestyle Upgrades After...","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}