Nicole Haddow didn’t expect to be living at home with her parents with an unstable income, a bunch of maxed-out credit cards and $11k's worth of debt when she turned 30. But that's where she found herself.  Nicole’s story will be familiar to a lot of millennials. In a world that demands we show off our best clothes, holidays and experiences on Instagram, it can be easy to find yourself in debt as you try to keep up. And that’s what happened to Nicole. She applied for her first credit card when she was 22 and next thing she knew she had more debt than she could handle and no idea how to get out of it. Nicole has written a book called Smashed Avocado that explains how she went from that moment to owning her own home two years later. Something she never ever thought she’d be able to do... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Nicole Haddow: https://www.instagram.com/nicolehaddow/  Find her book Smashed Avocado here: https://bit.ly/2lJPW2Q  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.