‘I stopped using Google Pay…': Sania Mirza's sister Anam Mirza quits UPI apps for mindful spending, sparking mixed reactions on social media
Anam Mirza,
Sania Mirza
's sister, recently posted her strategy for money discipline by deleting all the UPI-based digital payment applications from her phone. It was announced through a video that was uploaded to her Instagram series called
Little Changes, Big Impact
, in which she described the real changes she implemented to manage expenses and create savings.
In the video, Anam declared,
'This year, I stopped using Google Pay. No UPI. No instant payment. This year, I emptied my UPI accounts, deleted my UPI apps, no balance, nothing.'
Her choice, she said, was to make spending less convenient and more thoughtful.
Though the step made day-to-day life a little difficult at first, such as having to request friends to pay for minute things like coffee, Anam got used to it eventually. Her post went viral within no time, garnering attention not only from followers but from a greater portion of social media users talking about digital payment behaviour.
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Anam Mirza quits UPI for financial control
As per her description in the video, Anam Mirza's first step was to remove all digital payment apps like Google Pay, literally shutting off her means of making immediate transactions. That way, she expected to avoid impulse purchases, which, in her opinion, were being facilitated by the convenience of UPI-based systems.
Mixed reactions on social media
Anam's declaration soon turned into a subject of discussion on Instagram and other platforms. A few people were amazed by the strategy and complimented her on posting a trick that they believed could be helpful to other users as well. Comments such as, 'Makes a big difference, been doing this since 6 months and oh boy we don't overspend now,' and 'Absolutely correct to keep control on expenses,' were left behind by the fans who repeated the success of her choice.
One user posted, 'This is definitely make very very big impact for sure,' while another said, 'Little things really matter. I started doing this too. It works.'
But not everyone responded positively. Many users questioned whether it was even possible to avoid UPI totally, particularly in a nation where digital payments are such an integral part of everyday life. One user commented, 'Suits you because you're already rich. Only middle-class people like us could relate, how convenient it is to have UPI. People should definitely think before doing unnecessary expenses but deleting UPI a/c for that is too much.'
Another user wrote, 'Kaha jaoge itna paisa bachake udao dusro ko bhi kamane ka mauka do,' which implies that excessive savings may truncate economic circulation and avenues for others.
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