Last week I had a chance to go to an autowala's house while bringing back a pack full of grocery items from Spencer.
Since he had to pick up an item from his home which was on the way to my home he asked me to wait in the auto and he goes inside his house.
Then he comes back and requests me to give 5 mins and hence requests me to come inside his house, with a hesitation I step in. To my surprise his house was looking way better than mine. As far as I know in the Hall he had the following things.

1. 29" LCD TV
2. Split A/C
3. Fully automatic washing machine near the entrance of their bathroom
4. 2 door refrigerator
5. His 6 year old daughter is doing LKG in a good convent school.

I thought to my self may be this is his relative's house and he is living with them.
Once he came back we left his house and while returning he asked me a question that because of his A/C he is receiving hefty electricity bill and how he can reduce that. After giving him some tips I started asking him some questions (Controlling curiosity sometime is kinda difficult) and after his responses I came to know about his life.

1. All the electronic items I saw, he bought all of them. Some by installment and some by direct cash purchase.
2. He is married and didn't get any dowry.
3. He doesn't have any brothers or sisters.
4. Not in touch with his relatives.
5. Has a small 300sqft house at his hometown and fetching him 1500 bucks a month as income through rent.

Then how is he able to live such a costly life paying almost 1500 to 2500 bucks as electricity bill ?

Simple.... he earns 1500 bucks a day and 2500 to 3000 bucks in weekend.
No Income tax.
A fee for his auto permit and something, which is very less.

Then I thought to my self.... daarn I get a good dose from my foreign clients, work in a single cube for 12 to 16 hours, pay hefty income tax, and take home some money with half happiness.

This guy doesn't pay any hefty tax, comes out of the house at 7 in the morning and goes back home by 8 in the evening, if he wishes he will take a person to his destination else reject that guy/gal, sits almost idle for 40% of the time and drive only 60% of the time, no pressures, no daarn clients and he enjoy life better than me !

In one way I was happy that he is leading a good life. But in another way he drinks our money with high hire rates and enjoys his life.

Thank fully, for almost a year I stopped using autos and use only local buses or local share autos.
But with the share auto hire prices increasing without any proper reason, I guess I am left with one choice of using only buses.

Oh I forgot to mention, his auto has a pioneer MP3 CD player and pioneer speakers !!