I racked up $20,000 in debt before 25. When I finally told my fiancé, his reaction shocked me. Diana Gleason went from being $20,000 in debt to starting her own accounting agency. Courtesy of Diana Gleason I built up $20,000 in credit card debt in my early 20s. I hid it from my fiancé out of shame and fear. Telling the truth helped me take control of my life and change it. When I graduated from college at 22, the first thing I did was get a credit card . I told myself it meant I was independent. That I was finally done living within my parents' means. In reality, I was chasing a feeling, one I couldn't quite name yet, but kept trying to buy anyway. I wanted to feel like I had made it. Like I was enough. Within two years, I had $20,000 in credit card debt , on top of $16,000 in student loan debt. I had no savings At the time, I was a professional dancer, living paycheck to paycheck , with no savings and still living in my parents' house. From the outside, everything looked fine. I was doing what I loved.…