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I thought I was an isolated case — I know now, I wasn’t

Believe in Students

The machine outside the grocery store took the bottles, one by one, and then spit out a receipt I’d redeem inside for cash, often around three to four dollars. I assumed these lean times and my habitus of scarcity were the price to pay for college, for all the rewards and benefits I hoped came with a college degree.