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Walk into Cesar Villavicencio's three-bedroom apartment in Washington Heights, New York City, and you might think he had two roommates. Villavicencio graduated in 2009, and, like many aspiring Broadway stars, packed his bags for New York City. But in drag, Villavicencio found empowerment that had eluded him. Zachary Green and Lauren Shamo | CNBC Make ItWhen it comes to getting in drag, Villavicencio's costs, just like his income, can be variable. In addition to five weekly shows, Villavicencio performs as Pixie at a residency in Fire Island and at corporate engagements.

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This is an episode of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money. What's your budget breakdown? Share your story with us for a chance to be featured in a future installment.

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☆ 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

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI left a job at Apple to open a BBQ restaurant in Mexico City—it made $9 million in sales last yearDan Defossey, originally from Long Island, New York, moved to Mexico over a decade ago as an employee for Apple. It wasn't long before he pivoted and co-founded Pinche Gringo BBQ, where customers are served a uniquely American food in the heart of Mexico City. Today, he is the CEO of a group of barbecue restaurants that brought in over $9 million in 2022.

Persons: Dan Defossey Organizations: Apple Locations: Mexico City, Long Island , New York, Mexico, American

David Torres-Fuentes was 4 years old when he decided to become a clown. David Torres-Fuentes, 23, works as a professional clown and entertainer in Nashville. David Torres-Fuentes decided he wanted to become a professional clown when he was 4 years old. David Torres-Fuentes was born in Mexico and moved with his family to Nashville when he was 6. David Torres-Fuentes hopes to continue performing as a professional clown into retirement.

Persons: David Torres, Fuentes, David, Lucas Mullikin, Jacquelyn, they're, Torres, Roth, they've Organizations: CNBC, Nashville Public Library, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville Locations: Nashville, Mexico, U.S, Scotland

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a Gen Z couple earning $43,000 in Nashville, Tennessee spends their moneyDavid Torres-Fuentes, 23, lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Jacquelyn, and they earn around $43,000 a year. The couple books parties as professional clowns through their new business, Abrakadabra Events. They also each work day jobs to help fund their life and business. David and Jacquelyn hope to continue growing Abrakadabra Events and building generational wealth. 07:30 3 hours ago

Persons: David Torres, Fuentes, Jacquelyn, David Locations: Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Bringing in $1.3 million a year as a dog grooming artist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Tasia Jensen | 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 EmailBringing in $1.3 million a year as a dog grooming artistGabriel Feitosa, 31, brought in $1.3 million in 2022 with his business as a dog grooming artist. He is the owner of Gabriel Feitosa Grooming Salon based in San Diego, California. Originally hailing from São Paulo, Brazil, Gabriel is known for transforming dogs into everything from giraffes and leopards, to Pokémon and Lisa Frank-inspired animals.

Persons: Gabriel Feitosa, Gabriel, Lisa Frank Locations: San Diego , California, São Paulo, Brazil

☆ Inside a renovated $1 home in Liverpool, UK
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Beatriz Bajuelos Castillo | 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 I turned my love of 'real fruit' ice cream into $650K in salesIn 2021, Nico Vergara sank all the money he earned playing the stock market and working in the service industry into an ice cream cart. He planned to sell a special kind of ice cream blended with real fruit and open a shop in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. Now, Nico's Ice Cream has two brick-and-mortar locations in Portland, helping Vergara also open a restaurant, Nico's Cantina. At the age of 23, he's bringing in $650,000 in annual sales from all of his ventures.

Persons: Nico Vergara, Vergara Locations: Portland , Oregon, Portland

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis 22-year-old won $2 million in scholarships, graduated from Princeton and lives debt-free in NYCGabriella Carter, 22, lives debt-free in New York City. In high school and college, she won $2 million in scholarships and graduated from Princeton without student loans. Carter is the founder of Growing with Gabby, a business that helps other students secure scholarships. Last year, she made $133,000 between her business, her corporate job and interest income. Going forward, Carter plans to expand Growing with Gabby and create more content about money in general.

The young entrepreneur made waves as a teenager by scoring over $2 million in college scholarships, which allowed her to graduate debt-free from Princeton University in 2022. Through brand deals, digital products and private consultations, her business, Growing With Gabby, earned $177,000 in 2022. Gabby Carter, 22, earned $133,000 last year from her corporate job and her business, Growing with Gabby. But throughout high school and during college, she won 35 different scholarship awards totaling over $2 million — enough to graduate debt-free and with over $100,000 in savings. "That made people very curious about how I was able to have scholarship success."

☆ 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 renovated a $100,000 abandoned high school into a 31-unit apartment building - take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Valentina Duarte | 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 EmailWe renovated a $100,000 abandoned high school into a 31-unit apartment building - take a look insideMillennials Adam Colucci, Jesse Wig and Dan Spanovich bought an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennsylvania for $100,000 and turned it into a 31-unit apartment building. The renovation cost about $3.3 million and took 18 months to complete. Adam, Jesse and Dan are now in the process of turning a second school into an apartment building. 08:44 Tue, Apr 25 2023 1:52 PM EDT

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.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 26-year-old earning $27,000 in Seattle, Washington, spends her moneyChi Baik, 26, lives in Seattle, Washington, and earns $27,000 a year as a Ph.D. student. Baik used to work as a teacher outside Washington D.C., but moved to Seattle to get her Ph.D. in special education at the University of Washington. Despite earning less money and having higher living expenses, she is grateful for the money she is making and still finds ways to treat herself. 07:51 an hour ago

"It feels like I'm starting a new chapter in my life, and I'm really excited for it," she says. Chi Baik, 26, lives on $27,000 a year as a Ph.D. student in Seattle. Baik knows most people will think $27,000 is "so little money," but says "I feel very grateful that I'm making that much, that I have a home to live in, especially in Seattle. The unhoused population is really large, and that makes me even more grateful for the money that I am making." She decided to pursue her doctorate earlier than she planned as a sort of break from the demanding work of teaching special ed during the pandemic era.

☆ I live in a $725/month luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado - take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Tasia Jensen | 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 $725/month luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado - take a look insideJen Gressett, 51, lives in a luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado. She paid $175,000 to complete the home, and pays $725 a month to park it in the backyard of someone's house. Jen stumbled upon tiny living as an affordable option with a single income and two kids after her marriage ended. Today, she says, "happiness comes in all shapes and sizes, and it's never too late to start over and learn new things." 08:11 an hour ago

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow this 24-year-old became the U.S. Barista ChampionFrom the time she was 16 years old, Morgan Eckroth loved coffee — not just the taste, but the art of serving it. Since then, her life has been wholly coffee-centric: from working as a barista to making TikTok videos of latte art and sketches based on her experiences working in coffee houses. In 2022, Eckroth entered the U.S. Barista Championship tournament and emerged as that year's champion. And she says she has more to say about coffee at this year's competition.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Casetify turned custom phone cases into $300 million a year in salesCasetify's personalized phone cases are endorsed by celebrities like Kylie Jenner, and the Hong Kong-based company partners with global brands like Disney and NASA, but success wasn't always easy. Here's how millennials Wesley Ng and Ronald Yeung turned Instagram photos into a company bringing in $300 million a year.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMaking $82,000 a year as a rapper on FiverrMike Burton has loved hip hop since he was a kid, but he never knew how to make a living at it until after college. That was when he found out about the freelancing website, Fiverr, and became a rapper-for-hire. Mike makes up to $9,200 a month writing and recording rap songs for people's birthdays, anniversaries, business promotions, and podcasts. Since beginning in 2016, he's brought in nearly $500,000 in sales.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 29-year-old making $187,000 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, spends his moneyAspen Tucker, 29, lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and earns $187,000 a year as a travel nurse. Tucker worked several jobs before making the overnight decision to become a travel nurse. With family nearby and low cost of living, he's devoted to Spartanburg. He recently purchased his second property which he plans to rent. 08:48 38 minutes ago

In 2020, while working as a staff nurse at a hospital in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Aspen Tucker came across a job posting for a travel nurse. In 2020, Aspen Tucker left his staff nursing job to become a travel nurse, a move that came with a significant bump in pay. "I'm able to have a high salary as a travel nurse, but also come back to where the cost of living is low," he says. That month he split an Airbnb with his girlfriend (also a travel nurse who occasionally takes jobs at the same hospitals) in addition to paying his mortgage and utilities back home. When he's traveling work, Tucker pays friends and family to take care of his dog, Skye.

☆ Meet 6 trailblazers in the NFL, Coast Guard and more: 'Success isn't being the first,' it's having 'many others follow'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Morgan Smith Gili Malinsky Ashton Jackson Jennifer Liu | Morgan Smith | Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"There was something about the Coast Guard, the missions, seeing the small boats that just spoke to me," she says. Fagan ended up attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and her first tour of duty in 1985 took her to Antarctica. From there, the Coast Guard would offer a new assignment every couple of years. Of all 32 teams in the NFL, less than 10 have a Black or female president. "To me, the definition of success isn't being the first — it's to have many, many others follow behind you."

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.

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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