This $17/Hour Manager Quietly Built A $500K Vending Empire While Working 4 Hours A Week

Sometimes the most boring businesses print the most money.

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Everyone dreams of passive income.

• They dream of stocks and crypto.
• They dream of real estate empires.
• They dream of viral YouTube channels.

But while everyone was chasing digital gold, one guy stacked quarters.

Marcus Gram was living with his mom, making $17/hour as a manager in Rochester, New York. Today he runs a $500K vending machine empire and works 4 hours a week.

This isn’t another Silicon Valley fairy tale. Marcus built his wealth with metal boxes that sell Doritos.

His story was recently featured in CNBC Make It, where they highlighted how he transformed his side hustle into a full-time business.

When $17 an hour feels like prison

Five years ago, Marcus was stuck in the worst kind of way.

Living at home in Rochester, grinding through a managerial job that paid $17 an hour. At 26, that’s not exactly living the dream.