A woman so poor she lived off free food samples from a local gas station and only used candlelight — revealed the three things she’s done to turn her finances around and save $44K in three-and-a-half years.

Reyjka Elle, 32, grew up in poverty and fell into even harder times when she had to begin providing for herself at age 18 while living in Florida, Georgia.

For the following six years, she budgeted to the extreme — selling all of her furniture as well as switching off her electricity and living by candlelight.

She secured a job as a therapist assistant by “pure luck” and has since met her husband, graduated with a degree in psychology, and is working as a content creator and writer, earning $4K per month.

Despite being financially stable now, Reyjka says her previous years in povert

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