I Was $10k in Debt Because of Instagram | My Debt Diary

With trendy wardrobes, tropical getaways, and stylish backdrops, Instagram gives any “girl next door” the ability to turn into an iconic influencer. But behind the glamorous photos and golden-hour lighting, how much does Internet stardom cost? In this episode of ‘My Debt Diary,’ Broadly meets with Lisette Calveiro, an Instagram influencer who racked up—and subsequently overcame—$10k in debt in order to pursue her dream of online fame.

Come find us:

[taylor]

Correction:

“I Was $10k in Debt Because of Myself”

[DaniielaVergara]

the fact that she travels JUST to be able to post a photo in Instagram is just so fkm sad!!!! I'm scared for this world

[heboy]

She didn’t learn her lesson in the end. She paid off her debt, but she still seeks validation from strangers, and uses her sob story to get attention. What happens when that wears off?

[soSTYLISTICglyni]

title should read: "I'm in $10K debt because I wanted to show off on Instagram"

[yeasick]

nothing makes me cringe more than instagram influencers

[starcherry]

Now I kind of wonder how many Instagram influencers are actually in debt.
It's like that in the modelling industry too, many models are in a lot of debt before they become famous.

[mlagv]

... Sis really bought a Louboutin bag for 100 likes...

[Giggyphook]

She has really bland taste. Idk who’s liking her posts 🤷🏼‍♀️ Probably bots.

[rainillaaa]

As dumb as most of this was, at least she woke up and worked hard to pay off her debts. You gotta give her credit for that. I hope she doesn't regress back. :\

[TheSweetForever]

Title should be “I seek validation from people who don’t give a damn about me and I want to capitalize on it 💁🏻‍♀️” 😂

[jackieful]

If Dave Ramsey saw this, he would have a heart attack

[AngeliqueBenrahou]

I was going to be on her side here, I’m a painter so if I have a painting doing well I’ll spend maybe $5 to promote it. But a $1000 bag...how is that Insta’s fault?

[TheCatsMew]

Girl is probably not gaining a dedicated following because none of these things are authentic. They're not her as a person and it slowly becomes obvious. She's trying to replicate other successful people and not put her own spin on it at all. It's fake and audiences can tell. Additionally, big tick items on social medium are usually the result of PR. Very rarely do these people buy these things themselves and if they do it's cause they actually enjoy the item, not just for a photo.

[obsessedintooblivion]

So she’s excited about the followers she getting from talking about how social media sucks and made her in debt... but weren’t you in debt for the followers?? Girl I don’t feel sorry for you at all.

[Helinat]

So that's why I deleted my Instagram - to stay away from the "perfect" lifestyle and appearance

[dem]

You can be an influencer without being in debt. She just didn't know how to do it correctly.

[sarahjames]

This girl needs her phone taken away from her casue her instagram is not poppin

[soonsims]

So basically she continues to promote herself, thanks broadly, didn't have enough ads today yet.

[szeraphin]

I'm $10K in debt because I had to go to the hospital once for two days... At least she got to go to a bunch of countries!

[Ri-qugj]

You can’t blame everything on Instagram!