I chose TikTok over my job. I still love teaching, but influencing pays my rent.

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Influencer Molly Rutter
Molly Rutter films lifestyle content for TikTok.

Molly Rutter

I left my teaching job to become a freelance writer. I doubled my income in just 4 months.

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Ryan Crawley
Ryan Crawley, a former elementary school teacher who left his job to become a freelance writer.

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A teacher details her 3 summer jobs to save up money and buy supplies for her students

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Rebecca Cox is holding a sign in the shape of a pencil that says Ms. Cox's Classroom
Rebecca Cox is a teacher working different jobs this summer.

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The pay penalty for becoming a teacher is worse than ever

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Teacher and students in a classroom

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