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Maddie Baker, 27, is a first-grade teacher in Virginia who earns $63,000 a year through teaching and creating content on TikTok. After struggling with impulsive spending, she learned to budget, started a side hustle and now splits expenses with her husband while saving for a house and supporting her students.
This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.
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