I racked up $40,000 in credit card debt and kept it a secret from everyone. At 40, I had to move in with my parents to pay it down.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Johanna Dickson, a 42-year-old who…
How families risk their lives harvesting toxic green mussels in Indonesia
In Indonesia's Jakarta Bay, thousands of families are trapped in debt as they harvest…
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are getting long-awaited debt cancellation from a $23 billion settlement
Student-loan forgiveness is finally here for thousands of borrowers.A federal court denied the Department…
Student-loan borrowers are taking on debt they can’t pay off. There’s a renewed push to prevent that.
Democratic lawmakers want to hold colleges accountable for unmanageable student-loan burdens.Elizabeth Warren and Dick…
We did not borrow all N80tn – Nigerian govt clarifies
The Federal Government has denied claims that President Bola Tinubu's administration borrowed about N80tn…
FG Dismisses ₦80trn Borrowing Claims
The Federal Government has dismissed claims that the President Bola Tinubu administration has borrowed…
‘Not fresh borrowing’ – Oyedele reveals reason for Nigeria’s rising debt
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has hinted…
I was ashamed of my $100,000 debt. When I finally told my friends, they helped me come up with a plan.
My deeply southern family raised me to never talk about money.We were poor, sometimes…
DJ Timmy calls out Timi Dakolo over alleged debt, threatens to expose ‘sexcapades’
Nigerian disc jockey, Kubeyinje Otis Ayodeji, professionally known as Baddest DJ Timmy, has called…
I wouldn’t marry him until he paid off his debt, now I’m in charge of our money
Sarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says…
Govt’s borrowing not immoral – Finance Minister, Oyedele
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, says the…
Council tax debt rises to £9bn but here’s how you can get help
New figures show billions of pounds is owed to councils but the government has…
I was my mother’s caregiver until her death. Four years later, I’m still struggling with the $17,000 medical debt.
My mom got sick, then gradually, and then all at once.In 2014, she survived…
I’m struggling to pay off my $300,000 student loan debt. The coming changes to repayment plans have me even more worried.
Student loans were supposed to be my ladder out of poverty.I did not have…
‘Revenue doubled, debt hit N200tn’ — Peter Obi demands answers from Tinubu govt
Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and former governor of…
Nigerian govt yet to pay N3.3tn power sector debt approved by Tinubu – GenCos
Power Power Generation Companies, GenCos, has raised an alarm that the Nigerian government is…
