InDebted
Eight Weekly Episodes Beginning March 1
Where does debt come from? How does it get so out of hand? And why is it such a difficult topic to discuss?
On South Carolina Public Radio's InDebted, host Scott Morgan explores the issue of debt in the Palmetto State, including medical debt, student loan debt, short-term loan services, financial literacy, and more. According to research by the Urban Institute on the amount of debt burden by county across the U.S., seven of the top 50 counties were in South Carolina, with more than half of the residents living with excessive debt.
Join us for a deep dive into the factors that make our state one of the worst places for debt in the country, and the stories of real South Carolinians living in this ecosystem of debt.
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For decades, a college education was the “golden ticket” to the American Dream. On this episode of InDebted, host Scott Morgan looks at student loan debt in SC, especially how it disproportionately affects African American students. -
South Carolina has some of the worst personal debt numbers per capita in the country. On the series premiere of InDebted, we begin our dive into the factors that have led to this with the way many people first experience debt: credit cards.
