A self-proclaimed millionaire quit her $300,000 a year corporate job and “downsized her lifestyle” to retire at the age of 43 and be “financially free.”

Pav Lertjitbanjong, 43, worked the corporate grind for 23 years before deciding enough was enough.

In April 2025, her grandmother passed away and Pav realized she was too busy “chasing success” to be there for her family.

So in May, Pav took the leap to quit her $300,000 a year job, sold her Honda Civic, put her her $1 million home on the market and downsized to Minneapolis, Minnesota — living off between $30,000 to 40,000 a year in a rented a two bedroom apartment that costs her $680 a month. 9

Pav has been able to fund her retirement using more than $1 million in savings she stashed away while she was in her corporate job a

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