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Gen Z brothers bought a $4,000 pickup truck to start their business—now it brings in $3 million a year

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By Tom Huddleston Jr. Verified, Lauren Shamo Verified, Valentina Duarte
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It started with a bike ride to the local dump, where then-teenaged Kirk McKinney stumbled on a pair of "really nice speakers" that still worked. The speakers became prized possessions and the inspiration for Junk Teens, a Norwood, Massachusetts-based junk removal and reselling business that McKinney launched with younger brother Jacob McKinney in February 2021.
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How Gen Z brothers turned high school jobs into a $3 million/year business Original

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By Lauren Shamo Verified, Valentina Duarte
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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email How Gen Z brothers turned high school jobs into a $3 million/year business Kirk McKinney, 22, and his brother Jacob McKinney, 20, are the co-founders of Junk Teens, a junk removal and reselling business based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The brothers started the business in 2021 while still in high school.
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Couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000, renovated it into their dream home—take a look inside

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By Celia Fernandez Verified, Lauren Shamo Verified
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Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. "We always dreamed we'd live here one day.
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