This Is Why I'm Broke

Adam Freedman, who started building websites at age 12 on Geocities, created a curated catalog of the most ridiculous, creative, and oddly covetable products found across the internet. The site aggregates hundreds of unusual and genuinely cool items from Amazon and other retailers, organized into browsable gift guides by category, earning affiliate commissions on every purchase made through its links. Originally intended to be called ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney.com, the renamed This Is Why I'm Broke grew into one of the most recognized affiliate sites online, attracting millions of visitors through Reddit, social media, and word of mouth while generating around $10k per month in commissions.