300K in debt?!??
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Shirin Tajani, 46, went back to school in 2011 to get her nursing degree, and she's been practicing in the field ever since.
But despite having multiple degrees, achieving homeownership is out of reach due to the over $315,000 in debt she carries from her student loans and credit card.
Tajani moved from Pakistan to the US when she was 10 years old, and her parents wanted her to have the opportunity to benefit from the higher education system in the US. She received a bachelor's degree in business in 2002 and worked in a corporate job, but after being laid off in 2009, she decided she wanted to become a nurse.
That's where most of her student loans came from, and while she's now earning a six-figure salary, according to documents reviewed by BI, it's not enough to pay off the balance alongside other expenses like rent. She's even picked up a second job outside her full-time nursing career to help make ends meet, meaning that she now works six days a week.
A Gen Xer with a 6-figure salary and over $315,000 in debt can't afford a home: 'This country has failed us'
A Gen Xer with a 6-figure salary and over $315,000 in debt can't afford a home: 'This country has failed us'
Shirin Tajani works two jobs, six days a week, but can't keep up with her student loan and credit card bills.
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Shirin Tajani, 46, went back to school in 2011 to get her nursing degree, and she's been practicing in the field ever since.
But despite having multiple degrees, achieving homeownership is out of reach due to the over $315,000 in debt she carries from her student loans and credit card.
Tajani moved from Pakistan to the US when she was 10 years old, and her parents wanted her to have the opportunity to benefit from the higher education system in the US. She received a bachelor's degree in business in 2002 and worked in a corporate job, but after being laid off in 2009, she decided she wanted to become a nurse.
That's where most of her student loans came from, and while she's now earning a six-figure salary, according to documents reviewed by BI, it's not enough to pay off the balance alongside other expenses like rent. She's even picked up a second job outside her full-time nursing career to help make ends meet, meaning that she now works six days a week.
