Are you one of the 44+ million people in the United States with student loan debt? Then Matter of Life and Debt is for you. Each week I will talk to different people about student debt, hear their stories, and learn from their experiences. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to be notified when we launch.
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Nikki:
I’m Nikki Nolan, an artist, software product designer, and massive student loan conquer.
I am so excited to share with you my new podcast, A Matter of Life and Debt.
Coming soon to wherever you listen to podcasts.
Each week, I’m going to talk with people in the United States about student debt.
You’ll hear from people like this.
Alisha:
I knew that going to college was an expectation. I just didn’t think about how I would go or like the financial side of it.
Tameka:
Graduate school was my first time actually going through the student loan process. . And when I finished in 2015, I had $86,000 that I would need to pay back.
Ronny:
I took out $16,000 originally, which I actually took out and signed for $16,000. I paid off $14,000. I owe $21,000. Do the math on that.
Sarah:
And we figured out that I would have to pay $90,000 to get my loans forgiven because it would be that much taxable income.
Anonymous 1:
It was painful. like, how much is this going to cost me? If you’re paying. $60 a minute for every minute I have to do two hours for the work.
Matt:
I feel like I jumped into an icy cold water bed after I paid his loans off, which was like, now what.
Anonymous 2:
This is really therapeutic. I was talking about things that normally I don’t even like talking to my husband about because it just makes him red and crazy when he realizes like how much we have to pay back.
Nikki:
So, if you want to hear more of their stories, go to our website and subscribe Matteroflifeanddebt.com that website again Matteroflifeanddebt.com.
And you will be the first to hear when our podcast launches.
Just do it, you know you want to.
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