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Welcome to My Salary, where The National explores how people earn and manage their money

Ebaad Naeem pools money with family and friends to collectively invest in property and businesses. Victor Besa / The National

‘I make Dh10,000 passive income a month from businesses’

MoneyFebruary 04, 2025

My Salary. Gaurav Kumar. Al Barsha, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

'I earn up to Dh40,000 per month in the payments industry’

MoneyJanuary 21, 2025

Muhammad Kashif Iqbal, a senior warehouse manager, avoids living on credit and does not own credit cards. Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

‘My side hustle as a maths tutor adds an extra Dh4,000 to my salary’

MoneyJanuary 07, 2025

Sunny Savani, an associate director with real estate company Savills, saves 50 per cent of his monthly income. Antonie Robertson / The National

‘I earn Dh40,000 to Dh50,000 in real estate’

MoneyDecember 24, 2024

Aamer Shah, an ethical hacker in Dubai, also invests in gold besides property. Pawan Singh / The National

‘I earn more than Dh30,000 as an ethical hacker’

MoneyDecember 10, 2024

Management consultant Pavel Strandh and legal counsel Stefanie Alecrim try to live within or below their means. Chris Whiteoak / The National

‘We earn Dh40,000 a month and invest 60 per cent’

MoneyNovember 26, 2024

Lalit Mukhi began rapidly growing his savings and investments after coming across the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement in 2022. Antonie Robertson / The National

‘I earn more than Dh30,000 a month from my passive income sources’

MoneyNovember 12, 2024

Rukewan Onoge, a Nigerian tech worker in Dubai, aims to have $100,000 in her bank by the end of this year. Antonie Robertson / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started at Expo 2020 and switched to earning Dh13,500 as a technical writer’

MoneyOctober 29, 2024

Muskkan Chelani sets aside up to to 15 per cent of her monthly earnings as an emergency fund. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: 'I set aside 5% of my Dh13,500 earnings to invest in gold'

MoneyOctober 15, 2024

Vincent Kazibwe, marketing head at Luxbridge International Realty, plans to buy a property in Ajman in the next few years. Chris Whiteoak / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started as a cleaner and upskilled to earn Dh24,000 a month’

MoneyOctober 01, 2024

Gaurav Chhaparwal, founder and chief executive of marketing technology company Datahash, has allocated a sizeable amount for angel investments in start-ups. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I earn Dh850,000 a year from numerous investments’

MoneySeptember 18, 2024

Ajab Ali, head of marketing and public relations and a partner at BrooksMe, is debt-free and manages her finances prudently. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I started on Dh250 and now I earn Dh66,000 a year'

MoneyAugust 27, 2024

Ammar Pardawala along with his restaurant employees. He says his monthly expenses amount to Dh30,000. Victor Besa / The National

My Abu Dhabi Salary: ‘I earn Dh10,000 per month running a restaurant’

MoneyAugust 13, 2024

Abdul Qadir, founder of travel start-up Chataway, has set a long-term financial goal to buy a property in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I earn up to Dh5,000 a month as a start-up founder’

MoneyJuly 30, 2024

Dr Abizer Kapadia invests in exchange-traded funds, bonds, property and businesses. Antonie Robertson / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I earn up to Dh55,000 a month as a freelance plastic surgeon’

MoneyJuly 16, 2024

Tasneem Barad invests in gold annually and uses it to pay for emergencies. Victor Besa / The National

My Abu Dhabi Salary: ‘I earn Dh1,000 a month as a small business owner’

MoneyJuly 02, 2024

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