Homeowner-to-be worked her way out of debt crunch

CHAMPAIGN – Future Habitat homeowner Rasheen Robinson ran into credit trouble after high school when she took advantage of those credit card offers mailed to teen-agers.

She still remembers buying herself and three friends new coats with her first card – at $200 a pop.

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