Credit Card Debt

I think that three people who would be great to interview for the topic of college students & credit card debt include a student who does actually have some credit card debt, the parent of a student with credit card debt, and someone who works for a credit card company (it would be quite ironic if this employee was a student who did, in fact, have some credit card debt).

I talked to a girl that I work with who isn't exactly in debt, but she does have a little bit of outstanding money owed to her credit card company. It frustrates her because she wants to pay off the bill, but she slowly but surely continues to dig herself a deeper hole. When she gets a paycheck, she spends it on bills. She's pretty much stuck between a rock and a hard place.

For my news story, I want to talk about how even if students get themselves in debt, it isn't just because of irresponsibility. Sure, there are students out there who spend their money like it grows on trees and then complain about the bill later, but there are also those students who pay for everything themselves and find it difficult to balance everything.