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I was laid off 10 months ago—here's how I still pay my $2,800 mortgage

Name: I was laid off 10 months ago—here's how I still pay my $2,800 mortgage
Uploaded: 2025-11-20T14:30:01.000Z
Duration: 9 min 3 s
Description: Symone Austin, 33, was earning $131,000 annually as a UX designer when she lost her job in January 2025, not long after she had purchased her house in North Carolina. Here is how she has managed to pay her $2,800 mortgage and her student loans for the past 10 months despite the loss.

Symone Austin, 33, was earning $131,000 annually as a UX designer when she lost her job in January 2025, not long after she had purchased her house in North Carolina. Here is how she has managed to pay her $2,800 mortgage and her student loans for the past 10 months despite the loss.

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Thu, Nov 20 20259:30 AM EST

Jennifer Liu

Raffi Paul

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.