Woman shares how she escaped poverty to live on a cruise ship full-time
Published on Jun 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Jun 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM (UTC+4)
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Kate Bain
In a truly heartwarming rags to riches story, this woman has revealed how she escaped poverty to live on a cruise ship full-time.
Lynnelle used to be a self-confessed broke teen mom, couch surfing with no plans or financial foundation to build on, but now she’s living a dream.
She clarifies that she’s ‘not wealthy by any means’, but her lifestyle makes her feel financially free and fully at-peace.
Lynnelle is now sharing the secrets to her success, specifically, how she managed to live out her dream on a forever cruise.
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How she escaped poverty to live on a cruise ship full-time
It sounds like the true Cinderella story, but this woman who now lives on a cruise ship full-time, was her own Prince Charming.
When she found herself as a struggling teen mom with no money and surfing her friend’s couches, she was determined to turn things around.
While she admits she’s not ‘wealthy by any means’, she feels financially free in a way she never thought possible.
And now she’s revealing how she did it.
How she turned her life around
Lynnelle from Poverty to Paradise described her story as a ‘real-life escape plan’.
After reading three books that taught her life lessons like ‘pay yourself first’, ‘money comes from the smallest beginnings’ and ‘live life now, not later’, started saving small amounts and putting it to better use.
Managing to pay off her debt and live off half her income, she invested in index funds and bonds to start building up her finances.
She stressed that wherever you start is good enough, but if you work hard enough, you can live like her one day, ‘literally cruising the world full-time‘.
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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a History and Journalism degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle. When she's not writing, she's at a country music concert or working on one of her many unfinished craft projects.
