How much money is actually enough and can wealth create happiness without a deeper sense of purpose? In this conversation, Amit Chandra explores money, financial freedom, philanthropy, inheritance, success  and what it really means to build a meaningful life.

Drawing from his career across DSP Merrill Lynch and Bain Capital, Amit shares how professional success still left him questioning the relationship between wealth and happiness. He explains the idea of a “freedom number”, why comparison can become a treadmill of misery, and how knowing what is enough can change the way you think about money, work and giving.

The episode also explores:

• How to calculate how much money is enough for your lifestyle
• What a freedom number is and how financial security can create freedom
• Why earning, learning and giving should happen throughout life
• How much wealth parents should leave their children
• Why giving does not have to begin only after becoming rich
• Amit Chandra’s philosophy on philanthropy and the purpose of wealth
• The story behind his involvement with Ashoka University and SRCC Children’s Hospital
• How water conservation can transform agriculture and rural communities
• Why India’s NGOs need stronger funding and institutional support
• How the Social Stock Exchange could make structured giving more accessible
• Why persistence, teamwork and execution matter more than constant career switching

Amit Chandra shares lessons from investing, philanthropy, family and social impact to explain why wealth can provide security, but purpose, relationships and contribution often determine what we ultimately do with that freedom.

Watch the full conversation to understand how to think differently about money, financial freedom, giving and the purpose of wealth.