This is mainly directed to young Indian Punjabis. I'm in the UK so see a lot of people coming here, aswell as online everyone talking abt leaving, and family in Punjab telling us how theres not a lot of people left. I'm wondering what the young people who stayed do in Punjab
I'll try keep this brief. I'm 19 and in the UK. I've researched many careers and also done exceptionally well in school so could pick any, but there isn't any I have a passion for. Even the few things I do have a passion for I wouldn't want to work a 9 to 5. Another thing is even now I basically have no expenses, I eat just chicken veg and potatoes or whatever family makes, I don't spend on clothes, never even bought a netflix or spotify pass just found free alternatives, that's been my nature forever. I have no desire to work and spend my money, live in the city or anything.
My family has 3 acres of farmland in Punjab (India), and a big house in the village. I plan to go and live there and start a homestead mainly for myself. The land is pretty fertile and has been used to grow seasonal crops.
In any case, I will first go temporarily, and I won't make any perminent decisions before being there at least a few months. I will also complete University before going, and maybe work 1-2 years to save. I'll also invest £30k into a stable fund, and I won't touch this money ideally ever, and it'll act as a retirement fund. I'll also probably work remotely while I'm there to still get an income, or work on a business etc. Either way the farming will mainly be for my content and self sufficiency, so I will still be doing other stuff on the side.
I can't really talk about this with anyone so just want some advice or thoughts on how feasible this is. As I said the land is already owned, I'll have 30k saved for retirement, then I'll try save what I can on top of that (ideally another 30k) for expenses there, and also continue earning an income while there. Even if this income is low it will be fine as expenses are low there.