REV Rucifer knows what it takes to build a brand. The 37-year-old – who hails from Brooklyn, New York – has a master’s degree in creative brand management and a decade of experience in advertising.

In How I Paid It Off, Bustle's asking real readers about the, uh, unconventional ways they paid off their student loans. Here, Rev Rucifer, 36, tells us about how she paid off $1,000 in a year through ...