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Borrower Moves Abroad to Escape $65K Student Loan Debt

4/7/2026

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Amanda Lynn Tully (the borrower) moved to the Czech Republic to avoid repaying $65,000 in federal student loans.
Tully, who graduated in 2017, says the $60 monthly payment is "psychologically burdensome" and has not made any repayments in seven years.
Critics label her actions as entitled, noting her designer headphones in a recent photoshoot, while nearly 8 million federal loan borrowers have defaulted.

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Story summary

Amanda Lynn Tully (the borrower) moved to the Czech Republic to avoid repaying $65,000 in federal student loans.
Tully, who graduated in 2017, says the $60 monthly payment is "psychologically burdensome" and has not made any repayments in seven years.
Critics label her actions as entitled, noting her designer headphones in a recent photoshoot, while nearly 8 million federal loan borrowers have defaulted.