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  "id": 12655818,
  "title": "More college students have to use credit cards just to cover basic living expenses. Here’s what it’s costing them.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/more-college-students-have-to-use-credit-cards-just-to-cover-basic",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-college-students-have-to-use-credit-cards-just-to-cover-basic-living-expenses-heres-what-its-costing-them-cfd82561?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "summary": "Nearly 9 out of every 10 students who use credit cards report doing so to pay for basic living expenses such as food, housing and gas.",
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        "title": "More college students have to use credit cards just to cover basic living expenses. Here’s what it’s costing them.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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