I cleared my £30,000 debt by living in a London hostel for a year

Zahra Khozema had £30,000 worth of debt when she first moved to London (Picture: Cover Images)

When Zahra Khozema was offered an unpaid internship at a top company in 2019, she knew it was an opportunity too good to pass up.

She was 23 at the time, and studying towards a Master’s degree in journalism, she needed all the experience she could get.

As soon as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s international news bureau came calling, the answer was an immediate yes.

There was just one problem; Zahra had £30,000 worth of debt and couldn’t afford not to be earning. So, she decided to take drastic measures, and swapped h...