It Was Time to Say Peace to My Debt – And My Youth

Having it together is freaky.

Love in the Time of Consumer Debt

"He put all their bills on plastic and became the architect of the five digit consumer debt that defined his twenties."

2 Emmys (But Also $57K In Debt) But Also 2 Emmys

Sara Schaefer—of MTV’s new late-night show Nikki and Sara Live—talks about her $57,000 in debt (credit cards, some school loans, personal loans) in this episode of the PBS web series “Modern Comedian.” It is good. She is good. (“Every choice I’ve made has been with the idea that I would make it.”) (thx peter)

Yes, Let’s Talk About That Debt, Logan

Logan So last week I figured out I have $20,000 in credit card debt. Fun development in the Life-o-Logan.

Where Did Our Wealth Go?

Even though data from the Federal Reserve shows that Americans are carrying less credit card debt, it also shows that we're worth 40 percent less than we used to, and that more families are taking out loans to pay for college, "leaving the median level of family debt unchanged."