India, June 12 -- A woman's detailed breakdown of her "corporate exit budget" on Instagram has gone viral for its practical approach to achieving financial freedom. By keeping every rupee accounted for over a year and a half, she systematically downsized her lifestyle while maintaining non-negotiable health and personal boundaries. She shared that with her structured savings strategy, she saved nearly Rs.7.2 lakhs in 18 months.

" Rs.40K/month. 18 months. Rs.7.2 lakhs redirected into my freedom. That's all it took," wrote Instagram user Ria and shared a series of visuals. A text insert on the first one reads, "The exact budget I lived on for 18 months to fund my corporate exit."

In the second visual, she listed the things she gave up to ...