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merrily

(45,251 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2015, 01:25 PM Apr 2015

PSA: Kids, your financial troubles may just be over!

An 8-year-old girl makes $127,000 a month making baking videos for YouTube

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/charlis-crafty-kitchen-makes-127000-a-month-on-youtube-2015-4#ixzz3XUhNpRSv

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PSA: Kids, your financial troubles may just be over! (Original Post) merrily Apr 2015 OP

Think I need to adopt a couple kids....n/t dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #1

I know a guy who makes serious money from YouTube. Over $100k last year. Xithras Apr 2015 #2

Thanks! I am going to pass on that info. merrily Apr 2015 #3

Well, I'm two for five on that one... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #4

A very particular set of skills? Liam Nessom, is that you? merrily Apr 2015 #5

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

1. Think I need to adopt a couple kids....n/t

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Thu Apr 16, 2015, 01:57 PM

Apr 2015

Xithras

(16,191 posts)

2. I know a guy who makes serious money from YouTube. Over $100k last year.

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Thu Apr 16, 2015, 02:11 PM

Apr 2015

If you have a good camera, decent production skills, a unique knowledge or skillset, and a voice and personality that can sell it, anyone can do this sort of thing.

The guy is one of my wife's former coworkers. He was an elementary school teacher who skis and snowboards as a hobby. He started posting reviews of various western ski resorts and of ski/snowboard equipment on YouTube, and started attracting a lot of followers. Nowadays, the ski resorts comp him lift tickets and the ski equipment manufacturers and clothing companies send him samples to be reviewed on camera. He makes six figures annually just from YouTube ad revenue, and that's AFTER he pays the camera guy.