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☆ I bought an abandoned house for $16,500 — and completely transformed it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIs tiny home living the secret to saving money today? Make It journeys to Atlanta, Santa Monica and New York to connect with three individuals who live in small spaces to save big money. Alex Verhaeg, 23, lives in a tiny 95-square-foot apartment located in NYC's East Village. In 2022, Sung Yoo moved from New York to Santa Monica, California, into a 140-square-foot tiny home. Precious Price, 26, lives for free with her dog in a tiny home in her backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

Persons: Alex Verhaeg, Sung Yoo, Precious Price Locations: Atlanta, Santa Monica, New York, NYC's East, Santa Monica , California, Atlanta , Georgia

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 22-year-old earning $77,000 as a car detailer in West Palm Beach spends his moneyRandy Roblero, 22, lives in West Palm Beach, Florida, and he's on track to make $77,000 in 2023 running his own business as a car detailer. Roblero started cleaning cars as a side hustle when he was 18, but it wasn't until he purchased a van in 2021 that he decided to become a full-time business owner. 07:00 15 minutes ago

Persons: Randy Roblero, Roblero Organizations: West Palm Beach Locations: West Palm, West Palm Beach , Florida

In 2023, Roblero found more clients and started making money from car detailing videos posted on his YouTube channel. But he kept thinking about starting a car detailing business, inspired by the effort he put into maintaining his own vehicle. But by then, he was earning enough to leave his 9-to-5 and focus on the car detailing business full-time. In January 2023, he started a YouTube channel, where he shares weekly behind-the-scenes videos of his car detailing process. But in September 2020, just three months after he started the company, Roblero's father collapsed from cardiac arrest.

Persons: Randy Roblero's, isn't, It's, Roblero, Randy Roblero, Mickey Todiwala, Randy, Donald Trump's, Roblero's, I'm Organizations: CNBC, YouTube, Nissan Altima, Palm Beach State College, Facebook, Google, Transportation, Sam's, Walt Disney World, Ford Locations: Palm Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, hustles, Bailey , North Carolina, Guatemala, United States, —, Lago, America

☆ How this deli sandwich brings in $165,000 a month in NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow this deli sandwich brings in $165,000 a month in NYCJoshua Dat, 31, is the co-owner of Datz Deli in Queens, NY. The deli brought in $165,000 in May 2023 selling sandwiches and it's on track to bring in $1.2 million in its first year. Its DatMacPatty sandwich, a Caribbean-style beef patty stuffed with homemade macaroni and cheese, has developed a cult following on social media.

Persons: Joshua Dat Locations: Queens , NY, Caribbean

☆ Getting by on $30,000 a year or less in Seattle, Long Beach, and NYC: How 3 city-dwellers 'just make it work'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Carvajal is one of three recent Make It interviewees who earns less than $30,000 while living in a coastal city. Tiara Simmons, a 39-year-old law clerk living in Long Beach, California, pulls in $26,000 a year between her salary and a social media marketing side hustle. Hoping to reinvest in his business, Carvajal pays himself a salary of just $25,000 and lives as minimally as possible. As for his business, Carvajal hopes to put Dominican-based coffee growers back on the map while steadily expanding his business. Tiara Simmons at The Pike, a shopping and amusement complex in Long Beach, Calif., she enjoys visiting with her family.

Persons: Hector Carvajal, Don Carvajal, Carvajal, Chi Baik, Tiara Simmons, Simmons, Don Carvajal Café, Mickey Todiwala, Don Carvajal's, Baik, John Paget, Covid, she'd, he's, Baik isn't, I'm, Long Beach , California Simmons, Tristan Pelletier Organizations: University of Washington, CNBC, University of Rochester, Foods, U.S, Washington , D.C Locations: New York City, Dominican Republic, Chi, Seattle, Long Beach , California, Bronx, New York, Dominican, Long Island City, Washington, Washington ,, chihuahua, The Pike, Long Beach, Calif

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLiving on under $30K a year in 3 U.S. citiesMake It journeys to Washington, California, and New York to connect with three individuals earning less than $30,000. Chi Baik, 26, lives in Seattle, Washington and earns $27,000 a year as a Ph.D. student. Tiara Simmons, 39, is a lawyer in Long Beach, California and earns roughly $26,000 a year between her job as a law clerk and her social media marketing side hustle. Hector Carvajal, 26, owns Don Carvajal Cafe, a Dominican-inspired company based in the Bronx, New York. 25:55 3 hours ago

Persons: Chi Baik, Tiara Simmons, Hector Carvajal, Don Carvajal Locations: U.S, Washington , California, New York, Seattle , Washington, Long Beach , California, Dominican, Bronx , New York

☆ How a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper lives a long and happy life
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper lives a long and happy lifeBuddy Grover, 95, has been a volunteer at the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, NJ for the past 13 years. The role keeps him busy and allows him to meet new people and stay socially fit, all things which have been linked to longevity. "[I'm] living from day to day and looking forward to what tomorrow is going to hold. There's always something worthwhile."

Persons: Buddy Grover, There's Locations: Atlantic City , NJ

☆ I'm a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper. Here are my keys to a long, happy life: 'There's always something worthwhile'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For over a decade, Buddy Grover, 95, has served as a volunteer lighthouse keeper at the third tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States. Buddy Grover is a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper at Absecon Lighthouse in New Jersey. Mickey Todiwala. A 95-year-old lighthouse keeper's key to a long, happy lifeWhen it comes to longevity, "I accredit my good health to several things," Grover says. Mickey Todiwala.

Persons: Buddy Grover, Grover, Mickey Todiwala, that's, I've, There's, he's, I'm, Aurora Organizations: CNBC Locations: United States, Absecon, Atlantic City, N.J, New Jersey, Spain, South America, Thailand, Singapore, U.S

☆ I live in a $62/month dumpster that I built for $5,000 – take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI live in a $62/month dumpster that I built for $5,000 – take a look insideHarrison Marshall, 28, lives in a renovated dumpster in London, United Kingdom. He paid $5,000 to build the home, and pays $62 a month to rent the dumpster base from a waste management company (although he hasn't been charged for it yet). The build began in December 2022 and took three weeks to complete. Harrison's goal is to save up enough money to one day purchase a home. 07:22 an hour ago

☆ We pay under $700/month to live in 'micro apartments' in NYC — look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Alaina Randazzo, 25, and J.R. Wills, 27, both live in micro apartments in the same building in midtown Manhattan. Each studio apartment has a lofted bed and is around the size of a parking spot or a walk-in closet. Alaina's windowless unit is 80 square feet and rents for $650/month. J.R.'s unit has a window, is 85 square feet and rents for $687/month. Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe rise of dumb phonesDumb phones are growing in popularity in the U.S., and they still make up about a quarter of mobile phones actively in use worldwide. Affordability in developing countries is a significant benefit, but their resurgence in the U.S. may be tied to concerns about the mental health impact of smartphones, especially among younger generations.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMaking $86,000 a year as a subway conductor in NYCNatasha Dinnall, 51, works as a subway conductor in NYC and earns about $86,000 per year. Natasha joined the MTA in 1992 and took her first job with the agency as a property protection agent and later became a station agent, conductor, train operator, and finally a conductor again.

Dinnall, 51, is a train conductor for the New York City subway system — the heartbeat that keeps the city running. Natasha Dinnall, 51, is a NYC subway conductor and earns $86,000 per year. Here's how Dinnall earns $86,000 a year as a subway conductor in NYC. She took her first job with the agency as a property protection agent and later became a station agent, conductor, train operator, and finally a conductor again. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItEmployees must go through "extensive training" to become a conductor, Dinnall says.

☆ 27-year-old pays $1,850/month to live in an old NYC laundromat: 'I knew true community as a child and I know it again now'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Mickey Todiwala Celia Fernandez | Mickey Todiwala | Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I think a space should be an imperfect representation of the people who are in it at that moment in their lives." A former tenant added a small kitchen that gives Dahl enough space to have a sink, stovetop, and toaster oven. It's because of that philosophy that Dahl has made it so that his living space is open to others. "People are looking out for me more than I'm looking out for myself, and that's a true community. I knew true community as a child, and I know it again now," he says.

☆ I live inside a laundromat in NYC for $1,850 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Elham Ataeiazar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a couple making $123,000 in North Bergen, NJ spends their moneyLucas Bononi, 31, is a full-time painter bringing in as much as $18,000 per piece. And his wife, Yana Bononi, 29, a full-time fashion influencer, lands deals with brands making her up to $5,000 a post to her 110,000 Instagram followers. The New Jersey-based couple view themselves 'as one' when it comes to their financial habits. This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Hector Carvajal, 26, is the founder of Don Carvajal Cafe, a Dominican-sourced coffee roaster, and lives on $25,000 a year just outside New York City. Today, the 26-year-old runs Don Carvajal Cafe, a coffee roasting company out of the South Bronx that sources its beans from the Dominican Republic. "In the countryside of the Dominican Republic, we farm, we harvest, we roast coffee," he says. For the first three years of running his business, Carvajal lived rent-free with his mom in the Bronx in her rent-stabilized apartment. It's also why it's so important to him to source his coffee from farmers in the Dominican Republic.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow this 26-year-old earns and spends $25,000 a year just outside NYCHector Carvajal, 26, owns Don Carvajal Cafe, a Dominican-inspired coffee roasting company based in the Bronx, New York. In 2022, his business brought in roughly $190,000 in sales and from that, he lives off a $25,000 salary. 07:44 an hour ago

☆ Bringing in $144,000 a year as a female truck driver
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | Gene Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBringing in $144,000 a year as a female truck driverClarissa Rankin, 36, brings in $144,000 a year as a professional truck driver hauling an array of goods from diapers to TVs to canned goods across the East Coast. She owns her trucking business, JC Rankins Transport, and also makes money documenting her trucker life on social media, where was able to make an additional $36,000 in 2021.

☆ This 36-year-old mom of 2 brings in $144,000 a year as a professional truck driver: 'I love my job so much'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The 36-year-old, Charlotte, North Carolina, resident is a professional truck driver hauling an array of goods from diapers to TVs to canned goods across the East Coast. Rankin loves her job, and her trucking company brought in $144,208 last year. 'I showed him how I can maneuver that big old thing'Rankin, who's married with two children, went to school for criminal justice but couldn't find work in the field. The job was outdoors, far preferable to an office job that would keep her indoors all day. 'I got turned down so many times'Despite her immediate love of the job, it was hard for Rankin to find work.

☆ Inside a 95-square-foot NYC apartment renting for $1,100/month
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInside a 95-square-foot NYC apartment renting for $1,100/monthAlex Verhaeg, 23, lives in a tiny 95-square-foot apartment located in NYC's East Village. He pays $1,100/month in rent. Alex believes he has a pretty good deal because he doesn't have to live with roommates. However, there are some drawbacks: Since the space is so small, he has to sleep diagonally. Unlocked is a new home tour series focused on how much people across the U.S. spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

☆ How this 31-year-old turned his side hustle into a $300,000 vending machine business: 'I only work 4 hours a week'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Marcus Gram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Today, at 31, I have a thriving vending machine business that brings in more than $300,000 a year in sales. But one day, a new side hustle idea sparked when my friend saw a woman taking cash out of a vending machine. But I kept at it, and now I have 21 vending machines throughout Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. Look to see if there are vending machine warehouses in your city, and on platforms like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and eBay. There are also local vending machine warehouses that sell food and beverage products, like Pinnacle Vending in Philadelphia.

☆ This 31-year-old brings in $300K with his vending machine business — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-05 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis 31-year-old brings in $300K with his vending machine business — here's howMarcus Gram, 31, saved up $10,000 to start his vending machine business in 2018. His company, Joyner Vending, now has 21 vending machines spread across Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC and Detroit - and it brought in over $300K in revenue in 2021.

Persons: Marcus Gram Organizations: Joyner Vending, Washington DC, Detroit Locations: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington

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