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Jul 2022
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HIBT Lab! The Financial Diet: Chelsea Fa...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Chelsea Fagan got her first credit card when she was a senior in high school. She quickly maxed it out, racking up debt that would burden her through her early twenties. Then, in 2014, Chelsea started a blog as a way to keep track of her spending habits and get her financial life back on track. She called it “The Financial Diet.” This week on How I Built Th ... Show More
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