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Engelsk
USA
133 episoder
siden 30. juni 2021
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At 16, Mannywellz went to get his learner's permit. His mom sat him down and told him he couldn't. He didn't have papers.   A few years later the college bills came in at $20,000 to $50,000 and there was no way to pay them. So he told his family to put his younger sister through school instead…

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