Sophia did everything right⊠and still ended up $127K in debt, living in her childhood bedroom, and having panic attacks buying toothpaste.
What if the system that promised to save you is actually the one breaking you?
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Sophia is 23. Marketing degree. $127,000 in student debt. Living at home. Making $2,400/month with $1,200 in loan payments. And sheâs not alone. This episode dives into the uncomfortable truth: student debt isn't a personal failure â it's a feature of a system built to trap you. We follow Sophiaâs story from believing she was falling behind⊠to realizing she was playing a rigged game. And when she stopped trying to be ânormalâ financially â and started being strategic â everything changed.
This oneâs for anyone who's felt ashamed for being broke, guilty for wanting more, or stuck in a system that feels like quicksand.
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