Australian women's website Mamamia published an excerpt from Milasas's new book Getting Out of Debt Joyfully over the weekend and it has caused something of an uproar online.



In her book, Milasas describes how she travelled the world and found herself in $187,000 of debt, but with a few "tools" – which she then shares – she was debt-free within two years.

The first tip seems pretty straightforward: Put away 10% of everything you earn.

But that money is "not for when you run out of money" or have to pay bills, Milasas stresses.