In a society where the median net worth of an individual is just over $121,700 and only 7% of households in the United States have a net worth exceeding $1 million, being financially successful at such an early age can be difficult. However, tech entrepreneur Hunter Johnson is one example of how achieving your financial dreams at an early age is possible. At 25 years old, Johnson has already made millions and achieved financial goals that only a few ever achieve in their lifetime. From a homeless boy with nothing but a decrepit computer to his name, the young entrepreneur is now a mover and shaker enjoying life on the fast lane. That is a result of three things: persistence, commitment, and discipline.

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Originally from Texas, the Australia-based entrepreneur’s story began at 13 when he created his first video game. Over the next few years, the budding entrepreneur perfected his skills, learned more about the gaming industry, and created more games. By age 18, Johnson’s relationship with his mom had deteriorated and was too tense, so he decided to move out. However, despite having designed multiple mildly successful games, Johnson’s money was still tight, and he couldn’t fully support himself. What followed was a period of couch surfing and later finding refuge under a bridge when he ran out of options.

Many people say they are “hungry for success” metaphorically. For Johnson, it was a literal statement describing his circumstances. At the time, his biggest goal was to make enough money each day so he could actually eat instead of rationing food. Because he had no place to call home, Johnson spent countless hours at McDonald’s hunched over his beat-up laptop working. Two years in, the effort paid off when Johnson got an opportunity to work alongside a popular YouTuber, creating a promotional series for a video game. That opportunity led to more, and Johnson even enrolled in college and studied for about two years before admitting he was on the wrong path. In 2018, he took a leap of faith and dropped out of college.

Johnson got into trading shortly after dropping out of college. He leveraged his skills as a video game designer and developed a bot that allows users to buy and sell on the stock exchange or crypto market automatically. It was during this period that Johnson discovered the data aggregation space. After thorough research, Johnson realized he could leverage his programming background and create a low-cost business that required less input to run successfully. That is when he launched his data aggregation algorithm, and life changed for the better.

Less than six months after its launch, the algorithm made Johnson his first million dollars in cash and turned his life around. After years of scraping by, he now had more money coming in than he knew what to do with it. Johnson admits it was an incredibly surreal moment because, for the first time in his life, he didn’t need to work crazy hours or fear he would be broke the next day. The best part about it? This business was completely sustainable and would still run in his sleep. Today, Johnson runs his own data aggregation company and lives life on his terms. He is no longer a desperate young man with grand dreams, but a business owner creating opportunities for countless employees. Johnson's goal is to continue expanding and diving into new spaces within the informatics industry.