150: Zina Kumok, A Financial Story Gone Viral

Published: June 10, 2015, 7 a.m.

b'Today\\u2019s guest is just 26 years old. She graduated from college in 2011 with a degree in journalism and a burning desire to become debt free as soon as possible. And even though her $28,000 loan was not particularly high by today\\u2019s standards (some students graduate with hundreds of thousands of debt), to pay it off on the starting salary of a journalist of only $28,000 a year (about half an average starting salary) would challenge anyone. But she was determined\\u2026 and as a result, managed to do erase her debt in 3 years! Her story went viral\\u2026 and she was featured in Time Magazine and other major news outlets, which inspired her to dedicate her spare time \\u2013 when she\\u2019s not busy with her \\u201cday job\\u201d doing PR and marketing for a non-profit \\u2013 to speak and write about her experience so other young adults can do the same. Her name is Zina Kumok.


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