undergraduate loans, low paying non-profit jobs and not being able to cover basic utilities and expenses. some medical.
Aside from customary housing overheads, my debt is primarily from the costs of going to graduate school.

I still owe on student loans from my undergraduate school, and I recently bought a house. The mortgage is overwhelming, but it was in important...

I got into debt by having to use loans from bank institutions just to cover my career as a student and as a professional artist.

I am fortunately not in debt.

Private undergraduate art school
Art supplies and education.

I have not yet begun to go into significant debt. It is coming...

Trying to keep making art but not having enough money to fund materials, rent, shipping costs, printing costs
Student loans for camera and camera equipment, some medical debt from unpaid expenses by the VA for ER visits
student loans, credit cards, car
In 2000 I was diagnosed with cancer. I took on medical expenses as a unwanted part of my recovery process. I also experienced a year of not being...
Medication problem with the VA and a traumatic move to a new job in a city I didn't like. I needed a car and borrowed for that. I borrowed for...

It has been a journey and a series of decisions that led me to where I am today, both financially and with relation to my art.

Loans for graduate school
Student debt (BM, MFA, Ph.D)
Going to college and having credit cards.
student loans, house & studio mortgage, credit cards (for materials & travel)
art supplies, art production, art transportation, car, medical

Yes, I am in debt; I attain debt beause I want to have a degree.