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227. What Is "Good Debt" — and Why Rich Women Use It on Purpose

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Centsational Women Investing: Personal Finance, Wealth & ETF Investing for European Women
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Jul 27, 2026
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Send us Fan Mail Most of us were handed one flat rule about money as children: debt is bad. Debt is danger. Debt is the thing that ruins people. And for a lot of women, it's wrapped in something heavier than logic — shame, and the quiet belief that owing money means you failed. So we build our whole financial identity around avoiding it. It feels responsible. But in this Espresso, Francesca gently makes the case that running from debt entirely isn't sophistication — it's fear wearing a nice c...