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EP10 Money Stories: How Tristan Pursued His Art Dreams and Paid off $80k of Student Debt
FromThe YNAB Podcast
EP10 Money Stories: How Tristan Pursued His Art Dreams and Paid off $80k of Student Debt
FromThe YNAB Podcast
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In today's Money Story, Jesse chats with a YNAB employee, the gifted artist and animator Tristan Henry-Wilson, whose work YNAB users may have seen on the YNAB website and the YNAB Youtube channel, among others. Tristan may be an exceptionally talented artist, but he didn't come into his art career easily. After receiving some unexpected financial aid, he attended Ringling College of Art and Design and earned a degree in illustration. Tristan had a difficult time landing paying gigs in the art world, and began working a long series of odd jobs to pay rent, eat food, and, most importantly, make payments on his $80k of student loads, which a family friend had co-signed for him. After years of grinding, building his portfolio, learning how to interview, and networking into better jobs, Tristan found salaried work in New York City, and was finally able to throw serious money at his debt. At this point, the balance had grown to about $150k, but he was undeterred. With each pay increase, Tristan put more money into the debt, eventually paying it off in full after about 15 years. Tristan's determination and perseverance was largely responsible for his success, but he also credits YNAB for helping him get smart about managing his money and finding security and peace in his financial situation. Sign up for a free 34-day trial of YNAB at www.youneedabudget.com
Released:
Aug 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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