debt, this guy was everywhere except an easy to visit location. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> allen? >> hey, man. watch your step. >> yes. what is it, an ice storm? >> yes. welcome to wisconsin. >> thank you very much. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i hope you like cats. >> they're friendly. >> oh yeah, i can smell them. >> i sprayed lysol, but i don't think it worked. >> so you basically devoted your life to this problem. >> i'm sorry to say that appears to be how it turned out. it has become a 17 year ordeal, a journey. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> after accruing hundreds of thousands in student debt, allen became obsessed with the issue and before it was on the media's radar, he made raising awareness of his life's work.