MONEY is always on people’s minds, even for those who have it.
This TikTok challenge originated with one person’s money misfortunes.
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What is the TikTok spare change challenge?
Have you ever checked your bank account balance and instantly wonder how you will be able to afford anything?
Well, the TikTok spare change challenge began when a video of a girl screaming about her bank account went viral.
To be fair, her bank account only had 41 cents in it.
The viral aspect of the video is the girls reaction to her less than ideal financial situation.
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Who created the TikTok spare change challenge?
TikTok user, sarahbinkleyy, is credited with making the original video.
Sarah features her face in the video and reacts to her friend’s, Emily Pressley, hilarious outburst.
Emily lists off ways she can earn extra money, ranging from finding a sugar daddy to her dog getting a job.
The video was posted on TikTok in November of 2020 and has since resurfaced as more people began to comment on it.
People are also making references to the video all over Twitter and it has gained traction on other social media platforms as well.
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Are there remakes of the challenge?
Sarah also uploaded a second video that depicts another one of Emily’s extremely funny rants.
There have been many different renditions of the spare change challenge on TikTok.
People are dressing up in random costumes and reenacting the exchange.
The challenge has even made its way over to text messages.
People are translating the video’s audio and are texting random people in their contacts.
It’s been two years since Emily had 43 cents in her bank account, so hopefully her balance has increased.
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