A STUDENT who claims to make £400k a year and paid off all her student loans by the age of 27 has revealed how she did it.
Olivia Reeves, 35, is a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) who chronicles her life to her 1.3 million followers on TikTok.
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And one of her latest videos went viral with over a million views after she detailed her key steps to success in her career.
“Want your life to look like mine? Then listen up,” the California nurse said in the TikTok.
“I don’t think my life’s that cool, but I am proud of what I’ve done to get where I’m at.”
CRNAs like Olivia are the highest paid of all nursing specialties due to the high level of skill required to manage a patient’s anaesthesia.
Olivia says she was able to effectively use the earnings from her high-flying nursing job — where she claims to earn between $250,000 and $500,000 (£400,000) a year — to pay off all her student debt.
And she says she has done this all before the age of 30.
The TikToker said that if you want to make big bucks in your field you will have to “sell your soul” to school and sacrifice the party life.
Olivia says that working hard to get the best grades will definitely pay off in the long term.
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And she added her viewers to always keep learning, “join all the societies … get all the certifications.”
“Be proud of your education,” she said in her TikTok clip, adding that a good college degree and a strong work ethic can open up a lot of doors — and not just for nurses.
Olivia says that like many young students she “did not have a penny saved going through anesthesia school,” and so took out student loans.
And she said the first thing she did when she finished school was pay off her debt.
But how exactly did Olivia find the cash to pay off $200,000 (£160k) of student debt before she hit her 30s?
In another video she explained: “I threw money at it every month, working over time, working different shifts, working things to pay off my loans as soon as I could.”
Olivia added taking on side-hustles and boosting your income is another good way to rake in the cash.
As always, TikTokers were quick to take to the comments section to weigh in with their opinions.
One said: “This was the most helpful video for me. I NEEDED to hear this. Thank you.”
While another added: “God I wish I knew you when I was young!”
A third commented: “I got a degree in biology but I kinda wish I would’ve done this but I think it’d take even longer than med school at this point.”
It comes as a savvy saver has revealed how she was able to pay £17,000 in 10 months following seven easy financial steps.
The TikToker explained how she journeyed to financial freedom and set herself on the road to becoming a millionaire.
Meanwhile, a pair of brothers quit their gardening jobs to focus on a side hustle, which now brings in more than £330,000 a year.
The Buckinghamshire lads decided to put the tools down for good and pursued their love for fashion – starting their own label in 2020.
