22-year-old Black woman received $2M in scholarships and is now helping others learn how she achieved it.

Meet Gabriella Carter, a 22-year-old woman from New York City. Gabriella has an inspiring story that shows how young people can achieve financial success through smart money management and scholarships.

Gabriella was born in Jamaica, before moving to London and then Florida. Her parents instilled in her a strong foundation in financial literacy from an early age, which would prove to be an invaluable asset.

In high school, Gabriella was a hardworking student-athlete, and she decided to apply for several scholarships. She told CNBC that “once I figured out that there’s free money out there that other people could give to me because they believed in me and my dreams so that I could go to school for free, I jumped on it and applied to every opportunity that I saw.”

Her hard work paid off, and Gabriella won 35 different scholarship awards totaling over $2 million. This was enough to cover the cost of her education at Princeton University, where she graduated debt-free in 2022 with over $100,000 left in her savings.

But this was only the beginning of Gabriella’s success. During college, she started to share her experiences on social media, and her brand “Growing With Gabby” quickly gained traction. By 2022, Gabriella earned $177,000 and is expecting to reach $300,000 in 2023.

This year, Gabriella quit her full-time job as a marketing analyst, in order to focus solely on Growing With Gabby. She wants to maintain a frugal lifestyle, paying herself first and using discounts to make the most of her money. Her long-term goals are to invest in real estate and retire early, without sacrificing her creative pursuits.

For Gabriella, “abundance is having financial freedom. That doesn’t mean I have to be a billionaire or the richest person, but it means that I don’t have to wake up and work every day or do something I don’t want to do for the sake of having enough money.”

Gabriella Carter’s story is a shining example of what can be achieved through hard work and financial literacy. From growing up in Jamaica to winning over $2 million in scholarships and launching a successful business, Gabriella is an inspiration to us all.

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