I’m twenty-one years old and in my fourth year at the University of Virginia. In between school and navigating college life, I manage Designed by Lei, the online jewelry business I started when I was sixteen. What began as a $25 investment at my local craft store has turned into a top-performing Etsy shop with more than $200,000 in profit.
“After paying my second to last tuition payment, I realized that it has allowed me to graduate from college entirely debt-free.”
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