A woman quit her job to become a full-time social media influencer – and now she's raking in a fortune.
Yana Bononi was working part time at Tiffany and Co. before she decided to take the leap of faith.
The 29-year-old, from Moscow in Russia, began garnering followers on Instagram when she moved to New York in 2017.
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She started sharing her experiences in the new city, as well as posting fashion-related content.
Jana made an impressive £16,000 in three months when she left her retail job to work as a content creator instead.
Years on, she now makes £4,000 per post and gets gifted plenty of items and experiences for free.
Jana told CNBC Make It: "We have an opportunity today to keep our expenses low because I am getting a lot of things for free as an influencer.
"For example, if we want to go to a restaurant in New York I just contact them, they will be happy to accommodate us.
"Basically everything starting with clothes, ending up with makeup shower gels, shampoos, anything you can possibly imagine.
"Even furniture I can get for free."
Yana has more than 122,000 followers on Instagram, where she loves posting "street style" snaps.
In recent months, she's worked with brands like Keshi and Lacoste.
She's also attended shows at New York Fashion Week, eaten lavish oyster dinners at Boucherie NYC restaurant and attended a Jean Paul Gaultier event alongside Kylie Jenner.
If that's not enough to make you green with envy, Yana has also allowed her to take trips in recent months – from Paris to London.
She's living the high life!
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