A former Wipro and Cognizant HR executive exited corporate life at age 45 with a ₹1 crore financial corpus.
The strategy relies heavily on geographic arbitrage, relocating to Dehradun to cut monthly expenses from ₹1.5 lakh to ₹50,000.
Rather than full retirement, the plan involves building an independent consulting business to cover the reduced living costs without touching the principal corpus.
The move highlights a broader trend of mid-career professionals leveraging lower tier-2 living costs to escape urban corporate burnout and build autonomous careers.
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