Angela is a single mom raising 10 kids in Iowa. She manages a lively home, all while supporting her family with a career that isn’t guaranteed to be lucrative — writing novels.

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Yuhas is leaving behind their career as a makeup artist to step into a new one—as a drag queen. Performing as CryBaby, they're about to make their full-time debut.

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Last week, we spoke to Maxine—a long-haul trucker who works full-time, but still lost her home when she could no longer pay her rent. We wanted to know how that could happen. And it turns out, the problem is much bigger than we thought.

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Maxine is a long-haul truck driver in North Carolina. She loves her job, but she doesn't make enough to pay her bills.

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Victoria is a preschool teacher's assistant in New Jersey. She's struggling to make ends meet—and weighing whether to get her teaching license.

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Olivia is an actress in New York City. She's in the last week of her Broadway show, and facing the uncertainty many actors face between gigs— unemployment.

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Helena works remotely as a marketing director. This week, she's traveling—part of her new goal to stress less and enjoy her money.

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Cherry worked as a social worker in Massachusetts for nearly 40 years. Now, she's adjusting to retirement, and questioning whether it was the right decision.

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Jay is a Religious Studies professor in Maine. He has a toddler, a newborn, and a new outlook on money.

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Kellie is the Director of Client Services at a medical spa in Utah. She wants a kid and a home, but she has over $150,000 in student debt.

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