debt

Michael Sheen used £100,000 ($130,000) of his own money to buy £1 million ($1.2 m) worth of his neighbors’ debts.He made the documentary “Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway,” to raise awareness of credit debt. Sheen said that using his own money proves he’s “serious” about solving the issue of…

Lyndon Low used almost $200,000 in student loans to attend Columbia University for graduate school.Low’s Columbia professor helped him land a job at Investopedia immediately after graduation.Low said Columbia opened professional doors for him but the debt isn’t worth it for everyone.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with…