There were times that I was just, I was given up because I want to pay my student loans.

And there was a really pretty place called Sunset Clips in San Diego.

And I loved the beach and the ocean, so I would drive out there to calm myself.

But I really just wanted to drive off the cliff and be done with it because I was worth more dance and I was alive.

43 million borrowers have about one and a half trillion dollars in federal student loan debt.

We don't understand the true impact that this debt is having.

Going into debt has life altering consequences.

Every single year, another million student loan borrowers default on that debt.

And absolutely zero plan to tackle this at the federal level.

From Ramsey Network comes borrowed future.

A new podcast exploring the student loan debt crisis in America.

Behind all the numbers and frightening stats are real people dealing with the consequences of their student loans every day.

Really it stopped me from being able to get a house.

It stopped us from starting our family in this poverty-stricken home.

8% doesn't really seem like a lot, but I guess it's a lot when you're looking at $12,000 and then over the course of years.

I just woke up one day and I was $30,000.

You just don't know what to do, you're paralyzed.

And you get depressed. I didn't sleep for like the first year because I was always worried something's going to happen.

It's awful.

Along with those stories, you're also going to hear from experts who want to see change in the student loan industry.

From billionaires like Mark Cuban to thought leaders like Seth Goden and financial experts like Dave Ramsey.

There is a lot of blame to go around here because we built the system.

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