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$500/Year Passive Income From One DIY Ad Bench

  • Prestigious_Fuel_945

  • DIY Ad Bench Owner
  • $500 annual profit per bench

Prestigious_Fuel_945 writes

I didn’t buy a $100k highway billboard. I went DIY.

He found a high-traffic intersection and made a deal with the landowner to place a bench there. Cost him about $70 to build.

He stuck a “Your Ad Here” sign on it with his phone number.

A local tree service company found the listing. They now pay me $700/year to have their logo on that bench.

The math 👇

I pay the landowner $200/year for the “rent.” I net $500/year in profit for doing literally nothing once the deal was signed.

🤑 Scale it up…

  • 1 bench = $500/year profit
  • 10 benches = $5,000/year
  • 100 benches… you get the idea

It’s not “get rich quick.” It’s “build something once and get paid for a long time.”

Worth checking local regulations before you start, but the barrier to entry here is about as low as it gets: $70 and a conversation with a landowner 😎

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Updated: February 17, 2026

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