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Stevie L. Diogenes, 53, is the freethinking daughter of a right-wing prepper and a lover of wit. She dreams of joining an island commune where she can raise animals and grow organic food. A 20 year resident of Chicago, Stevie lives in elegant poverty with her boyfriend and her cat.
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How a middle-aged woman with $200,000 in student loan debt learned to embrace the label "student loan deadbeat," escape the pointless, soul-crushing struggle with her debt, and redefine personal responsibility in a way that made sense to her.