At Rs 30,000 monthly salary, can you generate Rs 6 crore, Rs 8 crore, and Rs 10 crore corpuses? Know here

Small Savings, Big Impact: A large corpus of Rs 10 crore from a salary of Rs 30,000 a month if one starts investing early. They also need to increase their investment with time, and the power of compounding can grow their investment to greater heights.

Shaghil Bilali | Jan 09, 2025, 01:43 PM IST
Small Savings, Big Impact, retirement planning, retirement corpus: Can saving from a Rs 30,000 monthly salary create a corpus as big as Rs 10 crore. It may sound too ambitious. But financial planning is all about touching ambitions that may appear surreal but are approachable with a strategy. The conditions to achieve this goal are to start investing early and be consistent in the long duration. Another important factor is to increase the investment amount with a rise in the income. The longer one stays in their investment, the faster their corpus may grow because of compound growth. Here, through projections, know more about how consistent investment can create a sizeable retirement corpus in the long run and how through Rs 30,000 monthly income, one can generate corpuses worth Rs 6 crore, Rs 8 crore, and Rs 10 crore. 
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(Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Do your own due diligence or consult an expert for financial planning.) 
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Corpus through Rs 5,000 monthly SIP investment in 30 years 

Corpus through Rs 5,000 monthly SIP investment in 30 years 

Since we are talking about long-term investment, we are taking the example of the 30-year duration. All our calculations will have 12 per cent annualised returns.
At that return, a Rs 5,000 monthly SIP investment can generate an estimated corpus of Rs 1,76,49,569 on an investment of Rs 18,00,000.

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Corpus through Rs 5,000 monthly step up SIP investment in 30 years 

Corpus through Rs 5,000 monthly step up SIP investment in 30 years 

Since we have talked about increasing the investment amount with a rise in income, let's see what will happen with a 5 per cent annual raise in our investment amount.
The estimated corpus in such a case will be Rs 2,63,67,030 on an investment of Rs 39,86,331. 

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From Rs 10,000 SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

From Rs 10,000 SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

It will take an estimated 39 years to get this target at a 12 per cent annualised return.
The investment will be Rs 46,80,000, estimated capital gains will be Rs 10,06,56,770, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 10,53,36,770.

 

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From Rs 10,000 step up SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

From Rs 10,000 step up SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

Now, if one increases their investment amount by 5 per cent, they can achieve the Rs 10 crore target in an estimated 35 years.

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From Rs 10,000 step up SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

From Rs 10,000 step up SIP to Rs 10 crore corpus

The total investment in that period will be Rs 1,08,38,437, estimated capital gains will be Rs 8,88,57,661, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 9,96,96,098. 

 

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From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus

From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus

Now, let's see how a Rs 5 crore retirement corpus can be achieved with a Rs 20,000 monthly salary. We are assuming that a person will save 20 per cent of their salary to invest. So, in this case, the amount will be Rs 4,000 a month. 

 

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From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus

From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus

It will take an estimated 39 years to achieve a Rs 4 crore corpus goal from a Rs 4,000 monthly SIP investment at a 12 per cent annualised return. 
In that period, the investment will be Rs 18,72,000, estimated capital gains will be Rs 4,02,62,708, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 4,21,34,708. 

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From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus through step up SIP

From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus through step up SIP

But if the same person increases their SIP investment amount by 5 per cent every year, they can achieve the Rs 4 crore corpus goal in an estimated little over 35 years.

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From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus through step up SIP

From Rs 20,000 salary to Rs 4 crore corpus through step up SIP

During that period, the investment will be Rs 43,35,375, estimated capital gains will be Rs 3,55,43,064, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 3,98,78,439.

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From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 6 crore corpus 

From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 6 crore corpus 

Here also, we will assume that the person will save 20 per cent of their salary every month and will start an SIP investment from that amount. So, the starting monthly SIP investment is Rs 6,000. We are assuming the investor to increase their monthly SIP investment by 5 per cent every year.  

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From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 6 crore corpus 

From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 6 crore corpus 

At 12 per cent annualised growth, it will take a little over 35 years to achieve the target through a 5 per cent step up SIP.
In 35 years, the total investment will be Rs 65,03,062, estimated capital gains will be Rs 5,33,14,597, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 5,98,17,659. 

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From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 8 crore corpus 

From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 8 crore corpus 

It will take a little over 37 years to achieve the target of an Rs 8 crore retirement corpus. 
In 38 years, the total investment will be Rs 77,55,087; estimated capital gains will be Rs 7,93,37,424, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 8,70,92,511.

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From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 10 crore corpus

From Rs 30,000 salary to Rs 10 crore corpus

It will take a little over 39 years to achieve the target of the Rs 10 crore goal.
The investment in 39 years will be Rs 82,14,842; estimated capital gains will be Rs 9,04,13,942, and the estimated corpus will be Rs 9,86,28,783.

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What are learnings?

What are learnings?

Here you can see that the longer the investment tenure is, the faster the corpus is growing. 
From 35 years to 39 years, the estimated corpus grew from Rs 5,98,17,659 to Rs 9,86,28,783.
One needs to start early, be consistent, and increase their investment amount to create a sizeable retirement corpus o live a comfortable post retirement life.

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