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After leaving her job in 2020 and divorcing in 2021, Venus Wang, 37, found herself unemployed with less than $10,000 in cash savings to support herself and her daughter. A shift in mindset helped her transform her situation and now she earns nearly $1 million a year.

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.

Produced by: Raffi Paul
Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark
Camera: Kevin Heinz
Editor: Marisa Forziati
Animators: Christina Locopo, Alisa Stern
Reporter: Mike Winters
Additional Footage: Venus Wang, Getty Images

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