Debt - xoJane

I Was Technically Homeless For Six Months While Paying Off Debt

Nikki Yeager — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0500

I had no concrete plans when I left my lease renewal unsigned. All I had was a personal belief that I wouldn’t end up living on the train.

Does My Bad Credit Mean I'll Be Forever Alone?

Rebecca — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500

I don’t need some jerk reminding me that my borked student loan situation is probably keeping me from finding love.

I'm $130K in Debt and Fine With It

Rebecca — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500

All told, my first experience with credit was embarrassing, demoralizing, stressful, and it banged up my virgin credit something fierce. But none of it stopped me from getting another card or another and another.

I Downsized My Whole Life To 100 Things

Courtney Carver as told to Jamie Joseph of LearnVest — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400

As long as the total is 100, it’s okay to lose one thing and gain another. If someone gives me a gift that I mean to keep, it must replace an existing item.

The xoJane Debt Gallery -- 26 Real Women Show Us What They Owe

Olivia — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:09:00 -0400

Last month, we calculated and admitted to God and xoJane readers how much we owed the government, Sallie Mae, our credit card companies et al., and we asked you to do the same.

Average Student Loan Debt Is Higher Than Ever Before

s.e. smith — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:30:00 -0400

A combination of factors are coming together like a perfect storm to trap people pursuing higher education in a maelstrom of debt that will be difficult to escape, and it could cast a pall over our future as well as our present.

SHOW US YOUR DEBT! We're Coming Clean About What We Owe and Why

Helena — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:00:00 -0400

Whether it be too many nights out drinking eating up your hard earned cash, an academic diploma you can't pawn or a serious medical condition your evil insurance company wouldn't cover, we want know what you owe. Send a photo of your totals and tallies to olivia@xojane.com.

Should I Feel Bad About My Weekly Splurge?

Caitlin Abber — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:00:14 -0400

Every week we justify this splurge simply because it makes us happy, and helps us feel like adults who have their shit together, even if we are worried about our careers and student loans every other day of the week.

Will My Student Loans Keep Me From Ever Finding Love?

Caitlin Abber — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:30:27 -0400

I truly believed this insurmountable amount of cash I owed to both the government and Sallie Mae was my albatross.