AN INSTAGRAM model has revealed how she bought her first house at 23 with no mortgage, after saving up to $10,000 (£7,000) a month. Vanessa Christine, from Miami, Florida, saved for a year and a half to buy the two-bed, two-bath pad in Kansas City, Missouri, which she now rents out. After making the purchase on December 28, her thoughts immediately turned to her second property - which she reckons she'll be able to save for in less than a year. And while some influencers splash out $10,000 on designer bags, Vanessa says it's silly to "struggle" to keep up with that lifestyle when you could be banking your cash. Speaking exclusively to Fabulous, Vanessa, who has 570,000 followers, says: "I started saving when I was 21. "I gave my dad about 60% of each payment I received so I couldn't dip into those savings, as it’s always tempting when you have that money there. "I’d wire transfer it to my dad and I could see how much I was saving, but I couldn’t take any money out. … [Read more...] about I bought a house at 23 with NO mortgage – most influencers waste their money on designer bags but I saved $10k a month