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From the Let's-Raise-Money-Off-the-Internet-in-a-Goofy-Way Department:

Kelli Space, 23, a recent graduate of Northeastern University, 

is $200,000 in debt from her student loans.

So in desperation she launched a Web site -- 

, explaining how her naivete got her into this mess, and asked for donations.

She's taken her hits in various blogs and comments sections. People have accused her of having a sense of entitlement, shirking her responsibilities, asking for a bailout.

So far Space has raised just over $2,000, and has issued a rather sheepish-sounding note on her Web site, the crux of which is:

on other students' odd efforts to deal with their debts.

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From the Let’s-Raise-Money-Off-the-Internet-in-a-Goofy-Way Department: Kelli Space, 23, a recent graduate of Northeastern University, is $200,000 in debt from her student loans. So in desperation she launched a Web site — twohundredthou.com, explaining how her naivete got her into this mess, and asked for donations. She’s taken her hits in various blogs and comments sections. People…

Desperate grad with $200,000 in debt has raised $2,000 with Web site

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