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Living on $63,000 a year as a teacher in Virginia

Name: Living on $63,000 a year as a teacher in Virginia
Uploaded: 2025-07-31T15:45:01.000Z
Duration: 7 min 22 s
Description: 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.

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.

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Thu, Jul 31 202511:45 AM EDT

Lauren Shamo

Natalie Wu

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.