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Affluent parents pressure 17-year-old daughter to take out $400K in student loan debt to get her undergraduate degree: 'I love my dream school, but I love my future more.'

Emmy Pratt

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Friend refuses to keep paying rent all by herself after her roommate gets behind on payments for the third month in a row without intending to change the situation: ‘I was tired of being her backup bank account’

Giuliana Tiscioni

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37-year-old refuses to take over $40K Parent PLUS loan her father took out without her knowledge 20 years ago, sister dismisses her $400-a-month concern: ‘Figure it out’

Celeste Mello

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28-year-old man is found hiding $77,000 from his fianceé while she was paying for pretty much everything in their lives, making excuses when discovered: ‘I was planning on showing it to you as a surprise.’

Olivia Arocena

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Minnesota woman moves into her family home to save money, gets the power shut off over $12K in her brother’s unpaid electric bills, and fights the utility company until a state regulator steps in and cuts it down

Etai Eshet

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Frugal 41-year-old woman refuses to let her manchild boyfriend move in with her just so he can pay off his $50k debt: He's always crying about debt and not having enough money.'

Inés Soubrie

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Elderly home sellers fail to disclose HOA to buyer, forcing them to pay decades of debt, leading buyer to refuse to let sellers pick up their lawnmower after the sale: ‘They want it back out of spite’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘She cried… was [I] too harsh?’: 69-year-old mom caught wracking up more credit card debt after spending 3 years paying off her past crippling debt, daughter who helped her finally snaps

Elna McHilderson

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'She moved on with life, I'm stuck in debt': Girlfriend secretly kept college boyfriend's card details after lending her $20 for gas, began using it for dinners, online shopping, and a girls' trip, leaving him with maxed-out debt and a ruined credit score

Emma Saven

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Adult daughter reluctant to help mother with $6,000 dental bill on medical credit card, after already losing $8,000 to mother’s past credit card misuse: ‘She said she didn't realize what she was doing’

Emma Saven

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People-pleasing woman can't refuse paying off friend's debt despite knowing she spends all her money of luxury items she can't afford: 'My friend has very expensive taste; clothes, dining, travel, etc'

Emma Saven

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'Shocked to learn the fund was empty': 25-year-old man refuses to pay father's debts after discovering he used his college fund to secretly pay for his brother’s massive wedding, faces guilt trip from rest of family for holding "grudge"

Emma Saven

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'I’m hesitant because of my dad’s past history with debt': 21-year-old Daughter stuck in an uncomfortable situation after bankrupt father and 22-year-old brother ask her to co-sign their $200k mortgage, mother suggests she sign

Emma Saven

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Working mom defies the odds, paying off a $160,000 loan after juggling two full-time jobs and a toddler for 12 months: ‘Here’s to new beginnings'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Ho-ho-ho, people!’: Guy spends $5,000 to settle credit card debt for strangers instead of buying Christmas gifts for his estranged, self-centered family, turning family drama into holiday cheer

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Clever property owner charges his bad neighbor $4,000 to access his property after he refused to go halfsies on a repair caused by his tree: ‘$4k [was] the exact cost of what he owed me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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