Welcome to Fix My Finances, Yahoo Finances personal finance series. Each episode, we take a look at one viewers financial state of affairs and offer advice, insight and information on a variety of issues, including how to save more, spend less and pay off lingering debt.
In this episode we spoke with Jessica, a 23-year-old college student living in southern New Jersey with her parents and two dogs. Jessica, who works full time as a veterinary technician and does wedding photography on the side, is in her last semester at school. She would like to buy a home and move in with her boyfriend when she graduates, but her debtfrom student loans and credit cardsstands in the way.