When it comes to debt and spending, personal finance expert and personality Suze Orman put it in the most straightforward terms: “we spend more than when we feel less than.”

There are myriad reasons people get into debt, and even for each person, there is never one specific reason. Low wages, codependent tendencies, an unstable job market – they all seem to work together, and in overtime, to put someone, and keep someone, in debt.

Over the next four weeks, Debt Heads co-host Jamie Feldman will share some of her own debt “whys,” starting with a big one: mental health and low self-esteem.

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