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This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
Some creators are finding their age can be an advantage as brands try to reach older consumers.
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For nearly three decades, 59-year-old Eileen Munoz spent her workdays in a cubicle. To her, the tiny confined desk came to represent everything she felt about her 9-to-5 career in insurance: stuck. The most she ever made in a year was $70,000, and she eventually became so burnt out that she would cry on Sundays knowing her cubicle and another full workweek were waiting for her.
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