Zeina Khoury Gives This Advice To People Who Are New In Dubai

Zeina was quick to fall into the trap of luxe living.

by Ankita Mazumdar
Zeina Khoury Gives This Advice To People Who Are New In Dubai

The “Queen Versace” and the ‘Dubai Bling’ star, Zeina Khoury, went from having just $300 to a million bucks! She shared with our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, how she made it big in Dubai. She also has some golden advice for folks shifting to the ‘City of Gold’ soon; read on.

New In Dubai? Learn This Golden Advice By Zeina Khoury!


Zeina Khoury decided to build her life from scratch and be financially independent. This decision came with permanently shifting to Dubai. This city is known for its luxury and gold among other blingy things. You can experience the luxury of Dubai as soon as you step here.

Zeina was quick to fall into the trap of living or rather showing off her non-existent luxurious life right at the beginning of her career. She wanted to blend in with the rich people of Dubai and ended up buying things that weren’t a necessity. She learned the hard way that splurging on expensive assets, a BMW convertible in this case, just to show off to the world was one of the stupidest decisions of her life.

‘Dubai Bling’ star thought she had to prove her worth to the people around her by owning expensive things right from the beginning. She might have grabbed a couple of eyeballs but, in return, it burned a hole in her pocket! The moral of the story is don’t splurge on flashy things at the beginning of your career in Dubai; it won’t define your worth.

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Her BMW Car Loan

Zeina Khoury
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Zeina shared with Kamiya that her stupid decision to buy a BMW resulted in a seven-year-long loan! The “Queen Versace” said, “That was the last time I ever thought of getting something just to show off to people. I did it but it didn’t give me the satisfaction I thought it would give me.”

After this, she learned from her mistake and took decisions that were in her favour. At the end of the day, she is called the “Queen Versace” and loves luxurious things. Hence, now she goes for the quality and not the price tag. Now, she has numerous cars without any loans!

Also Read: Dubai Bling Star Zeina Khoury: I Promised Myself To Never Need Anyone Financially

Want to know how she went from 300 bucks to a million? Watch this fantastic video on Curly Tales ME.

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