I'm asking strangers on the internet to help me pay off my credit card debt – in 2 weeks, I've already made £1.1k
Mother Sara Callahan took to TikTok in a desperate attempt to clear the family's
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Sara recently explained how combining keeping fit with posting content online has helped her clear some of the debt.
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The mum told her followers that she also uses survey apps, such as Swagbucks
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Sara, from the US, embarked on the debt-free journey to surprise her husband and has since found several ways to rake in money, including
So far, the mum - who posts under the username @
One of the challenges Sara has given herself is to walk two to four miles every day - also sharing footage of the relaxing walk on social media.
While staying active itself does not make Sara any money, it's the TikTok posts and keeping viewers engaged with her walking that does.
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Sara, who's already racked up more than 23,000 followers on her page, recently revealed that she's a part of TikTok Creator Rewards Program.
The program is designed to help creators foster their creativity and generate higher revenue potential by posting high-quality, original content.
To be eligible to apply for the program, content creators have to be at least 18 years old (or 19 in South Korea), have at least 10,000 followers, as well as have at least 100,000 video views in the last 30 days.
According to TikTok, to be able to make extra cash you also need to ensure the posted videos are at least one minute long.
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She recently explained how combining keeping fit with posting content online has helped her clear some of the debt.
She said in
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''If you want to support me on my journey, I would love for you to watch the video all the way through. Hit 'Share' and click 'Copy Link'.
''You don't have to send it to anybody if you don't want to, comment at least nine words and then like it, of course,'' she begged viewers online.
''Anything helps, mostly it's the views - so go and watch it at least once all the way through.
''Thank you so much,'' she added at the end of the clip, which has racked up a whopping 2.3million views in just six days.
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''I am so happy that all of you have reposted, commented, followed me, done all the things just to make that possible.''
However, Sara doesn't rely just on views to clear off the debt in time for Father's Day - which also happens to be a day after her partner's birthday.
The mum told her followers that she also uses survey apps, such as Swagbucks, where you can ''watch entertaining videos, play games, search the web, answer surveys, and find great deals to earn points''.
The points,
''It takes me about a month to get $50, which is not bad. I'm gonna sit there and play games on my phone anyway - so I may as well make money off of it.''
As Sara is yet to hit her goal, she has also been considering creating invitation templates on Etsy to make even more money.
''I've seen a few videos on it. I think I'd be really good at that, I love graphic design.
''For my
'Supporting from England'
Since bravely opening up about her debt journey, Sara's been met by a huge amount of support from all over the world.
The video has racked up a staggering 2.3million views, close to 8,000 comments, over 306k likes and more than 5k shares.
One person said: ''Getting healthy, spending time with babe, spending time in nature, and paying off debt! Good luck!!''
''Supporting from England!!'' another chimed in.
A third commented: ''that's a great way to get in exercise and enjoy being outdoors with the Lil one while making money to pay off debt.
''love it!!! I'm ready to get in the creator rewards program to offset retirement.''
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