Episode 30 of 35 · The Hustle

Reaping What You Mow: Yellow Hat Landscape

Grades 6th+

Financial Literacy · Financial Literacy — Economics & Financial Literacy · Captions

About This Video

Can you make a million dollars a year mowing lawns? Ask 20-year-old entrepreneur Caleb Nguyen from Syracuse, New York. Caleb’s business Yellow Hat Lawn & Landscape is raking in the green—and his team does more than cut grass. When the winter snow hits, they shift gears and plow driveways. Join Sabrina as she learns all about diversification, financial sacrifice, and how to drive a high-powered mower. 

Learn more about Caleb’s business at yellowhatlandscape.com.

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Standards Met in Ohio

  • 7-8.20Grades 7th, 8thEffectively balancing credit and debt helps one achieve some short- and long-term goals.
  • 9-12.21Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thEffectively balancing credit and debt helps one achieve some short and long-term goals.
  • EFL.9-12.13.lp.fGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a want.

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