$3M/Year Hauling Junk (Started in High School)

In 2021, two teen brothers from Massachusetts bought a $4,000 pickup truck and started hauling junk after school.

Recently they shared…

We turned our high school side hustle into a junk collecting business that brought in $3 million in 2025.

Kirk (22) and Jacob (20) McKinney run Junk Teens with 5 trucks, 25 employees, and 5,500+ jobs last year 🤑

And they did it all debt-free…

We’ve never financed our trucks. We’ve never invested over what we were capable of getting in cash.

👇 The early days weren’t glamorous…

I think I got detention one time because I was late so many times for school because of having to dump the truck.

They worked out of their parents’ driveway for two years before renting a warehouse. Both are at Babson College now, eyeing $5M next year 💪

Grab a used pickup, set up a Google Business Profile, and start cleaning out your neighbors’ garages 👀

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