Lillie is "pretty much always looking for more and other work," often juggling more jobs than she can legitimately handle. But that’s what she has to do to get by.
The 25-year-old theater teacher, who opted not to share her last name to protect her privacy, didn't finish college. While she attended for four years and some change at different universities, she tells Fortune, the pandemic and mental health struggles prevented her from getting a degree. But that didn’t keep her from joining the 43.5 million Americans saddled with federal student loan debt.
