My Financial Journey: Debt and Plans for the Future
We’re all thinking: “how do they have that kind of money,” when we watch certain content on social media. Talking about finances is too private and personal to lay it all out for us on social platforms, but people have no problem showing off their shopping hauls. I remember reading a Substack from co-founder and Editor in Chief of Refinery29 Christene Barberich on her debt story floored by how honest she was about this time of her life. Seeing her bravely share her story, even though she felt embarrassed, and seeing where she is now, inspired me and gave me hope that being in debt does not have to be a lifelong struggle. It is possible to get out of it and live a comfortable life, debt free. There are chapters of different financial experiences in my life. There is the beginning where you’re young, supported by your parents while you navigate yourself out of childhood into adulthood. Then there is when you have your first real job with a salary you only knew as a hypothetical. Next, y...
