Gen Z & the Debt Trap, Part 2: Hemorrhaging Money

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Gen Z’s debt won’t just affect them. It could be a problem for everyone. In the second episode of our three-part series “Gen Z & the Debt Trap,” we talk with TransUnion and Credit Karma experts to discuss potential consequences of Gen Z’s debt for past generations and those to come. We’ll also get to know 25-year-old Gaia Jacobs, who says she traded her dream career for a steady job in order to pay off her debt. Plus, we talk with a mental-health professional from the American Psychiatric Association to learn how Gen Zers’ spending habits could be making the problem worse. Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval hosts.


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Gen Z’s debt won’t just affect them. It could be a problem for everyone. In the second episode of our three-part series “Gen Z & the Debt Trap,” we talk with TransUnion and Credit Karma experts to discuss potential consequences of Gen Z’s debt for past generations and those to come. We’ll also get to know 25-year-old Gaia Jacobs, who says she traded her dream career for a steady job in order to pay off her debt. Plus, we talk with a mental-health professional from the American Psychiatric Association to learn how Gen Zers’ spending habits could be making the problem worse. Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval hosts.


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2024-08-21 13 min
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