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What is the focus of the podcast What We Spend?
Hi everyone, it's Margot. On Campus Files, we dive into the complicated realities of life at American colleges and universities, and bring you the stories that often go unspoken. Today, I'm excited to share a preview of a new Odyssey Original podcast called What We Spend. This series also explores a topic that many of us tend to avoid, personal finances.
Each episode follows one person over the course of a week, documenting the ways money influences their daily choices. People from all over the country and all walks of life share how much they earn, how much they spend, and the thoughts and emotions they have along the way. In today's preview, we meet Kelly, who's navigating life under the weight of student loan debt.
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You know how you always want to know about everyone else's money? You do, right? Like, you'll see someone buying something you want or taking some amazing vacation, and you think, how can they afford that? Or you meet your friend's new girlfriend, and she has some very impressive job, and you think, how much money does she make?
I think when it comes to money, even if you don't want to admit it, we're all a little nosy. But I don't know, I actually think that's good. I think we should be talking about money more. And all the ways, big and small, that it impacts our lives. On this show, we are actually going to do that. We are going to go somewhere that we almost never get to go.
Deep into the heart of someone else's finances. Here's how this is going to work. Each week, I'm going to introduce you to a new person from somewhere across the country. And they are going to tell us everything about their finances. How much they make, how much they want to make, what they worry about, or if they don't worry at all.
And then for one week, we'll follow them through their daily routine. Every day, they'll record an audio diary with all the nitty gritty details of how they're spending their money. I mean, the coffees, the groceries, the rent that's due, the car accident that suddenly upends, everything. And after that, we'll talk about what the week brought up for them, what it's made them feel.
Because whatever you're buying or not buying or saving or spending, at the end of the day, money is always about more than your balance. I'm Courtney Harrell, and this is What We Spend.
How much school debt do you have? I have $150,000. I had more. I had $300,000 after my master's. I had a great uncle pass away who was an artist and my parents chose with their share of that that they would help pay off all my private loans. And so that was a crazy night. I remember pressing submit on $150,000 payment and just being like, holy shit.
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