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a person browsing rings on display
First Person

I Went Into Debt for a Christmas Gift

Alaina Leary
a payday lender
First Person

Bankruptcy Promised Me a Fresh Start. Predatory Lenders Are Trying to Ruin It.

Brandon A. Dorfman
two children playing
First Person

In the Child Welfare System, Somebody’s Always Watching You

Elizabeth Brico
Suboxone labels
First Person

Catching the Flu Got Me Kicked Out of My Addiction Treatment Program

Elizabeth Brico
First Person

How Child Protective Services Can Trap the Parents They’re Supposed to Help

Elizabeth Brico
A dentist examining a patient.
First Person

Dental Care Was a Path to Opportunity. Then I Couldn’t Afford It Anymore.

Katherine D. Morgan
First Person

I Helped Patients Get Through Abortion Clinic Parking Lots. What I Saw Was Horrifying.

Rachel Kershaw
customers at atms
First Person

I Couldn’t Get a Bank Account. My Girlfriend Paid the Price for Helping Out.

Alaina Leary
A woman clutches groceries
First Person

I’m Disabled. The Trump Administration’s New Rule Could Take My SNAP Anyway.

Lindsey O’Connell
A bowl of Southern comfort food
First Person

I Couldn’t Spend Money Like My Classmates. So I Tried To Eat Like Them.

Lola Phoenix
First Person

I Paid 118 Percent on a Payday Loan. The Administration Is Canceling Efforts to Rein Them In.

Shikima Ray
A woman reviewing bills.
First Person

I Used My Credit Card to Keep the Heat On. It Took Five Years to Pay It Off.

Alaina Leary

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