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26-Year-Old Instagram Influencer Put Herself $10,000 In Debt To Create An Illusion Of A Perfect Life
Lissette Calveiro is a 26-year-old Instagram influencer, working in PR and marketing and now she shares her story how chasing a dreamy picture-perfect life left her with about $10,000 in credit card debt.
In her early 20’s Lissette decided to become and work as an Instagram Influencer, spending more money than she was making on anything that would make her everyday life look ideal for her followers. While she was still living with her parents, she could still manage the ever growing debt, but when she moved to NY in 2016, the reality hit her hard.
“Moving to New York was always in my career plan,” she told Cosmopolitan.”I felt that I was not going to be able to fully live out this experience if I had credit card debt looming over my head. I was confident I would pay it off ‘eventually,’ but had to do it quickly in order to live a peaceful life.”
Fortunately, with lots of work and self-control, Lissette now is out of credit card debt and living the life under her means.
Lissette believes, that overspending to portray an idealistic image of one’s life is a common issue and that it should be discussed. “Talking about personal finance shouldn’t be taboo, or something to be afraid of,” she said.
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Lissette Calveiro is a 26-year-old working in PR and marketing
In her early 20’s Lissette decided to become and work as an Instagram Influencer
She began spending more money than she was making on anything that would make her everyday life look ideal for her followers
While she was still living with her parents, she could still manage the ever growing debt
But when she moved to NY in 2016, the reality hit her hard
“Moving to New York was always in my career plan”
“I felt that I was not going to be able to fully live out this experience if I had credit card debt looming over my head”
“I was confident I would pay it off ‘eventually,’ but had to do it quickly in order to live a peaceful life”
Fortunately, with lots of work and self-control, Lissette now is out of credit card debt and living the life under her means
Lissette believes, that overspending to portray an idealistic image of one’s life is a common issue and that it should be discussed
“Talking about personal finance shouldn’t be taboo, or something to be afraid of”
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Here to Troll 6 years ago
I can think of nothing that would make my life feel more meaningless than striving to become an Instagram or Youtube celebrity.
Lucky Lambdin 6 years ago
"Instagram Influencer?" Moving to New York as a "career path?" Spending $10,000 to impress other people? *****HA HA HA HA HA*****
spirit wolf 6 years ago
Right...ha ha ha ha is exactly what came out of my mouth....gone is this world, just gone.
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Alec Toro 6 years ago
So this person put themselves in credit card debt by buying luxury goods and believes it's a triumph that she learned not to do that....
Bastette Cat 6 years ago
So many people put themselves in debt to have a nice car, house, furniture, etc. In the US, it's called the American Dream, but I'm sure there are symbols of prosperity and success in other places that could also put a person in deep debt. It's a social problem. So, yes, I do think it's a triumph that she got out of debt, learned her lesson, and is living more sensibly now.
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K. LNU 6 years ago
The world has 99 problems, she is not one of them. Many people have student loans, not sure how this made BP. Glad she's got herself under control, but again... I'm with the rest, how is being an instagram star a life goal?
Paolo Pantaleo 6 years ago
This story can maybe help people understand how Instagram & Co. is a big marketing illusion. This kind of person has an impact on all the people that look at Instagram and try to find some role model in it. And believe me there are plenty, unfortunately.
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frederic eeckman 6 years ago
Being an "instagram influencer"... I don't know what it does more, flattering your ego, or feeding your narcissism ?
A dose of reality... 6 years ago
Sorry to say, but this whole thread seem like a photo shoot gallery of this woman. Is she waiting for an agency or something?
Hannah Tyler 6 years ago
Okay... what? Is this story supposed to be inspirational? What's the moral? Okay so put yourself thousands in debt to make strangers on the internet think your life is sooo much better than theirs, move to NY because it's a "career path", and don't worry cause as long as you're pretty online you'll make buckets of money, while remaining a shallow human being. How is she an "influencer"?? She's just taking pictures of how great her life is, what good does that do for the world?
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 6 years ago
move to New York and move in with your parents is the career path you mean. :-)
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GlassOfWater 6 years ago
"Talking about personal finance shouldn't be taboo, or something to be afraid of" - lol welp I'm broke y'all.
Justin Dodson 6 years ago
this is a case of not having an identity. I think she and others like her need to find themselves
Gabi 6 years ago
The photos are horrible and she can't pose well. A good hairdresser would have helpet a lot. Also,if you want to be an Instagram celebrity, use the effin hashtags. If done well, she could have found sponsors but alas, she didn't. Just another idiot.
Potato 6 years ago
lissettecalv#NYC #NewYork #NYCBlogger #LifestyleBlog #lifestyleblogger #MarketableMillennial #everydaystyle #latinablogger #lifestyle #cubanblogger #spanishblogger #raiseyourvibration #travel #travelblog #travelblogger #caribbean #caribbeansea #caribbeanlife #stthomas #usvi These are the hashtags that she used, makes me dizzy to look at them.
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Erisa Desu 6 years ago
When you buy brands and combine them well you are a fashionista, but when you cant' afford brands and starve to have one item from a famous brand...then you are just another Fashion victim. In her case she failed, I wouldn't hire her for my PR
Full Name 6 years ago
Entitlement? She paid for it with her own money. That could not possibly be more the opposite of entitled. These comments are frighteningly naive.
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Kjorn 6 years ago
Me... Me... Me... that the most important thing to those people... pathetic sad lonely life. she need to get a boyfriend, a job and kids. she'll realise then what's important in life. never realise my life was meaningless before i got kids. it's my kids who prevent me to kill myself 2 years ago.
Alia Ris 6 years ago
actually, she probably doesn't need all that three things to actually what's important in life. Don't push your measurement to others, Kjorn. It's good for you to find your peace, I'm happy you do. But, some others might have different equation.
Load More Replies... Full Name 6 years ago
It's funny, on other sites people have such a different reaction. They understand that $10g's of debt for a failed business is not a big deal. She tried a business and it failed, so what? Plus she's already dug herself out of her hole. She also had a blast and saw some amazing things along the way. I say well done, lady. Good for you and I hope the next thing you try works out better. All the people whining in the comments are just having a bad....life.
Linda Byrum 6 years ago
Lisette needs to get out her small self absorbed head . . .AND GROW UP. She needs to stop her whiny whining & learn some self control & self responsibility. Ay-yi-yi what is it with some people that they have no integrity or ethics & then whine about it. Did she not ever learn that 2+2 = 4? Did she lever earn any sort of basic math? Clearly she just another whiny wannabe with no concept of the ways things add up.
Bastette Cat 6 years ago
Actually, it does look like she learned something.
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Allayna 6 years ago
Trust me when I say not all millennials are like this XD
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Math Wilson 6 years ago
I couldn’t think of a more meaningless reason to get into debt. Except, maybe, buiny a thousand Joe Dirty DVDs.
~Ravenclaw~ OwO 6 years ago
This girl is like: I learned my lesson by pertending I have the perfect life and getting credit card debt and then moving to New York city with it, realizing that I screwed up and now I'm posting about it on Social Media!
Surya Amriza 6 years ago
Before reading this post, I just read about DanTDM the richest Youtuber for 2017 with poundsterling 12.3 Million. I guess Youtube is better than Instagram.
Dr. Pink Unicorn 6 years ago
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Man Boobs 6 years ago
Unfortunately this is a thing and people actually make incredible amounts of money doing it....just shows how imfatuated we are with appearances and what other people think of us...enough that we will pay people to tell us what we should be buying, wearing, eating, drinking etc....
Mihai Patrichi 6 years ago
Anyone else missed the paragraph about "now in more debt than ever, she desperately tries to attract more traffic by paying for fake threads about her (un)success(full) story on every site possible" ?
The Dreaded G33k 6 years ago
There's this thing called green screen and it's a much cheaper option.
Yoshi Churnac 6 years ago
I saw a friend post this and thought it was a satirical story. Seriously?! This is the epitome of first world problems. Questioning what kind of upbringing she had if she actually thought it was a good idea to spend that much to be "instagram famous"
David Cahyo 6 years ago
Wow the same thing happen here in Indonesia to Angela Lee, an instagram celebrity. But this girl way more lucky. Angela ended up in jail ☹️
Clive James 6 years ago
Lissette Calveiro is a 4 year old child trapped in a 26 year old body and this article proves it.
Here to Troll 6 years ago
I can think of nothing that would make my life feel more meaningless than striving to become an Instagram or Youtube celebrity.
Lucky Lambdin 6 years ago
"Instagram Influencer?" Moving to New York as a "career path?" Spending $10,000 to impress other people? *****HA HA HA HA HA*****
spirit wolf 6 years ago
Right...ha ha ha ha is exactly what came out of my mouth....gone is this world, just gone.
Load More Replies... Alec Toro 6 years ago
So this person put themselves in credit card debt by buying luxury goods and believes it's a triumph that she learned not to do that....
Bastette Cat 6 years ago
So many people put themselves in debt to have a nice car, house, furniture, etc. In the US, it's called the American Dream, but I'm sure there are symbols of prosperity and success in other places that could also put a person in deep debt. It's a social problem. So, yes, I do think it's a triumph that she got out of debt, learned her lesson, and is living more sensibly now.
Load More Replies... K. LNU 6 years ago
The world has 99 problems, she is not one of them. Many people have student loans, not sure how this made BP. Glad she's got herself under control, but again... I'm with the rest, how is being an instagram star a life goal?
Paolo Pantaleo 6 years ago
This story can maybe help people understand how Instagram & Co. is a big marketing illusion. This kind of person has an impact on all the people that look at Instagram and try to find some role model in it. And believe me there are plenty, unfortunately.
Load More Replies... frederic eeckman 6 years ago
Being an "instagram influencer"... I don't know what it does more, flattering your ego, or feeding your narcissism ?
A dose of reality... 6 years ago
Sorry to say, but this whole thread seem like a photo shoot gallery of this woman. Is she waiting for an agency or something?
Hannah Tyler 6 years ago
Okay... what? Is this story supposed to be inspirational? What's the moral? Okay so put yourself thousands in debt to make strangers on the internet think your life is sooo much better than theirs, move to NY because it's a "career path", and don't worry cause as long as you're pretty online you'll make buckets of money, while remaining a shallow human being. How is she an "influencer"?? She's just taking pictures of how great her life is, what good does that do for the world?
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 6 years ago
move to New York and move in with your parents is the career path you mean. :-)
Load More Replies... GlassOfWater 6 years ago
"Talking about personal finance shouldn't be taboo, or something to be afraid of" - lol welp I'm broke y'all.
Justin Dodson 6 years ago
this is a case of not having an identity. I think she and others like her need to find themselves
Gabi 6 years ago
The photos are horrible and she can't pose well. A good hairdresser would have helpet a lot. Also,if you want to be an Instagram celebrity, use the effin hashtags. If done well, she could have found sponsors but alas, she didn't. Just another idiot.
Potato 6 years ago
lissettecalv#NYC #NewYork #NYCBlogger #LifestyleBlog #lifestyleblogger #MarketableMillennial #everydaystyle #latinablogger #lifestyle #cubanblogger #spanishblogger #raiseyourvibration #travel #travelblog #travelblogger #caribbean #caribbeansea #caribbeanlife #stthomas #usvi These are the hashtags that she used, makes me dizzy to look at them.
Load More Replies... Erisa Desu 6 years ago
When you buy brands and combine them well you are a fashionista, but when you cant' afford brands and starve to have one item from a famous brand...then you are just another Fashion victim. In her case she failed, I wouldn't hire her for my PR
Full Name 6 years ago
Entitlement? She paid for it with her own money. That could not possibly be more the opposite of entitled. These comments are frighteningly naive.
Load More Replies... Kjorn 6 years ago
Me... Me... Me... that the most important thing to those people... pathetic sad lonely life. she need to get a boyfriend, a job and kids. she'll realise then what's important in life. never realise my life was meaningless before i got kids. it's my kids who prevent me to kill myself 2 years ago.
Alia Ris 6 years ago
actually, she probably doesn't need all that three things to actually what's important in life. Don't push your measurement to others, Kjorn. It's good for you to find your peace, I'm happy you do. But, some others might have different equation.
Load More Replies... Full Name 6 years ago
It's funny, on other sites people have such a different reaction. They understand that $10g's of debt for a failed business is not a big deal. She tried a business and it failed, so what? Plus she's already dug herself out of her hole. She also had a blast and saw some amazing things along the way. I say well done, lady. Good for you and I hope the next thing you try works out better. All the people whining in the comments are just having a bad....life.
Linda Byrum 6 years ago
Lisette needs to get out her small self absorbed head . . .AND GROW UP. She needs to stop her whiny whining & learn some self control & self responsibility. Ay-yi-yi what is it with some people that they have no integrity or ethics & then whine about it. Did she not ever learn that 2+2 = 4? Did she lever earn any sort of basic math? Clearly she just another whiny wannabe with no concept of the ways things add up.
Bastette Cat 6 years ago
Actually, it does look like she learned something.
Load More Replies... Allayna 6 years ago
Trust me when I say not all millennials are like this XD
Load More Replies... Math Wilson 6 years ago
I couldn’t think of a more meaningless reason to get into debt. Except, maybe, buiny a thousand Joe Dirty DVDs.
~Ravenclaw~ OwO 6 years ago
This girl is like: I learned my lesson by pertending I have the perfect life and getting credit card debt and then moving to New York city with it, realizing that I screwed up and now I'm posting about it on Social Media!
Surya Amriza 6 years ago
Before reading this post, I just read about DanTDM the richest Youtuber for 2017 with poundsterling 12.3 Million. I guess Youtube is better than Instagram.
Dr. Pink Unicorn 6 years ago
Peep this Panda's true influence: https://www.boredpanda.com/homeless-couple-transformation-muchiri-frames/ And nope... I'm not affiliated.
Man Boobs 6 years ago
Unfortunately this is a thing and people actually make incredible amounts of money doing it....just shows how imfatuated we are with appearances and what other people think of us...enough that we will pay people to tell us what we should be buying, wearing, eating, drinking etc....
Mihai Patrichi 6 years ago
Anyone else missed the paragraph about "now in more debt than ever, she desperately tries to attract more traffic by paying for fake threads about her (un)success(full) story on every site possible" ?
The Dreaded G33k 6 years ago
There's this thing called green screen and it's a much cheaper option.
Yoshi Churnac 6 years ago
I saw a friend post this and thought it was a satirical story. Seriously?! This is the epitome of first world problems. Questioning what kind of upbringing she had if she actually thought it was a good idea to spend that much to be "instagram famous"
David Cahyo 6 years ago
Wow the same thing happen here in Indonesia to Angela Lee, an instagram celebrity. But this girl way more lucky. Angela ended up in jail ☹️
Clive James 6 years ago
Lissette Calveiro is a 4 year old child trapped in a 26 year old body and this article proves it.
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