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Scenario

When educational advancement creates financial regression

I am the first person in my family to go to college and my student loan payments are more than my parents' mortgage, and I cannot tell them because they are so proud.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The promise of upward mobility through education becomes a source of hidden economic strain rather than genuine progress.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Inequality — the data and the debate?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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