Udne Ki Aasha fame Neha Harsora: Money from an influencer career can be an addition, not the foundation

Udne Ki Aasha fame Neha Harsora might be playing a simple and coy Sailee in the show, but in real life, her personality is driven by clarity of vision and a subtle confidence that knows how to make a statement. At a time where overnight success stories are easy to find, her idea of success revolves around long-term growth, sustained learning, and financial awareness. She understands that trends rise and fall, platforms shut down, and markets crash, and though she cheered for the ones earning handsome amounts from building a career in influencing, she believes it should be plan B and not plan A. Giving her views on education, career, and people minting money through social media, she said, "I think it is a matter of time. If today this thing is in trend, it is going on, so the people who are able to mint, the people who are able to take advantage of it, are taking it, but if tomorrow morning this market goes down, you will be able to survive for some time, say for five years, ten years, or even 15 years, but after that? Influencing can be a part of your income, but you cannot totally be dependent on it. And if people think that they don't need to be educated for this, they need to understand that studies are not just about getting a job." "I feel if you are well-read, if you have a certain degree, and if you are educated, it increases your knowledge. It opens your mind; you have far more perspectives than you would have had before, but if you don't read or if you are not educated, your mind gets stuck in one place and you feel that only a certain thing is right. You don't become aware," she added. Having done a B. Com and a certification in investment banking, she believes education is of utmost importance. She said, "If you are educated, you can make ways out for yourself. It's not just that by studying you will get a job; that's why studying is important. There are many other things also." She then asks if the influencers who proudly flaunt their income on social media are financially aware. She said, "For example, if an influencer is earning 10-20 lakhs, do they know where to invest, where to save, and what else they can do with the money? Are they going to buy a house or a high-end car, or will they save for rainy days?" "I don't think they will have an answer for all this, and even if they do, it wouldn't be their answer; they would have taken help from someone who is financially literate, so there you go, you end up coming to the person who is educated," Neha ended.