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title: How a 12-year-old Earned Over $350,000 in Less Than Three Months
description: "Forget mowing lawns or a paper route, Benyamin Ahmed figured out a better way to earn money: cashing in on the NFT craze."
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December 1, 2021

# How a 12-year-old Earned Over $350,000 in Less Than Three Months

Forget mowing lawns or a paper route, Benyamin Ahmed figured out a better way to earn money:...

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Forget mowing lawns or a paper route, Benyamin Ahmed figured out a better way to earn money: cashing in on the NFT craze. Using the skills he learned from his father (a web developer), Benyamin designed and coded his own NFT collection, Weird Whales, which sold for over $255,000—plus another $95,000 in royalties from re-sales. Learn more about this pre-teen and his venture in the wild world of NFTs using the link below.

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