It is no secret that these days, being a professional gamer has the potential to rake in the big bucks. Just take a look at Fortnite pro, Aydan Conrad, who recently managed to pay off his mom’s student loans by being a streamer and also a professional gamer.
Conrad’s mom was initially skeptical that her loan could be paid off as she thought it since it was not a federal loan, it couldn’t be paid off by someone else (apparently it can). While it was not stated how much his mom’s remaining student loan was, it is no secret that student loans can be crippling financially.
According to the US Department of Education, it has been estimated that there are 42.9 million borrowers in the US who are responsible for $1.5 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. It is a lot of money and combine that with other commitments like mortgages, bills, and so on, it can be quite an impossible sum to fully pay off.
Conrad attributes his ability to pay off his mom’s loans to his followers, where due to their support of his career, he has managed to make enough money to pay it off. It has been estimated that Conrad has earned more than $160,000 in prizes over his career, plus given that he is a Twitch partner, it has no doubt added to his bank account.
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