How I Used Side Hustles to Pay Off $40,000 Debt in 1 Year

This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Marissa Cazem Potts, a Bay Area-based Intuit financial advocate* and financial literacy professional. The piece has been edited for length and clarity.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Intuit. Marissa Cazem Potts.

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Growing up, I experienced the pitfalls of my parents not understanding how to manage money.

My father is second-generation American-Filipino, and my mom is half Black and half white and has enslaved person ancestry. Both of them wanted to make money and create a better life for

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