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How Much Debt Does Gen Z Have?

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And this percentage has only risen over the past three years.

Why Does Gen Z Have So Much Debt?

In their defense, Gen Z has, in many ways, encountered the perfect storm.

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Another factor is that the housing market is at near-record levels of unaffordability.

How Can Debt Interfere With Financial Goals?

The housing market has long been one of themost reliable pathsto long-term wealth.

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But Gen-Zers with a high amount of debt have low credit scores.

This makes homes even more unaffordable, blocking a key way for Gen-Zers to generate long-term wealth.

But that should be an absolute last resort.

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