Dubbo Works

Car fully paid off in first three weeks on the job

Sep 19 2022 Updated September 19, 2022

John Ryan

2 min read

Nineteen-year-old Xavier Ryan bought his car for $3000 the week he started at Fletcher International Export's Grain Terminal - three weeks later, the car was fully paid off. Photo: Dubbo Photo News.

Xavier Ryan finished Year 12 last year and had spend six months studying Economics at Sydney’s Macquarie University. While he loved the on-campus college life, he struggled with the fact so many of his lectures were not only online, but pre-recorded, often from months’ before.

“I may as well have been watching YouTube at home,” the 19-year-old told Dubbo Photo News.

“I couldn’t ...