The student loan trap

BOO!! We’re back with even more financial tales from the crypt — from giving a hormonal teen a debit card to getting into business with a scammer. Plus, a Backstreet Boys obsession that goes awry.If you like this episode, share it with a friend! And let us know what you think by ...  Show more

Surprise! We’ve got more creepy money stories to get you in the Halloween spirit. A while back, listener Hayden started getting these surprise gifts in the mail. Once he realized who sent them to him, he wondered just how far the gift giver would go. Plus, two more stories of spe ...  Show more

Paying off your student loan is never easy – but, for thousands of young Kenyans, this has become an impossible mission. Good jobs are hard to come by and the pandemic hasn’t been kind to those trying to start a career. Thousands of young graduates are defaulting on their debt. H ...  Show more

Like a lot of you out there, Diversifying host Delyanne Barros used student loans to pull herself out of poverty – but she had to pay back a staggering amount: $150,000. Lately, she and her sister have been thinking about whether or not their loans were worth it — and how the Ame ...  Show more

I genuinely believe that the world is giving the “wrong” information to 20-somethings. This is not the time to go “safe” and “practical.” This is the time to be massively risk oriented. It’s time to go live in Bali for a year, or try to become Beyonce, or live with 8 roommates ...