Two Jobs, One Tampa Woman’s Battle Against $75K in Student Debt

A Tampa woman, Rachel Jordan, juggles two jobs and up to 70 hours a week to manage roughly $75,000 in student debt while her loans are in forbearance; she budgets tightly, aims to pay $1,600–$2,000 monthly, and documents her debt-paydown journey on YouTube and TikTok as she tries to pay off $25,000 by October, save $100,000 for retirement, and navigate the uncertainty of forgiveness decisions for her two undergraduate loans.