CNBC Make It | Millennial Money (Kailua)

Living On $47K A Year In Kailua, Hawaii | Millennial Money

JD Wilson, 38, is a third grade teacher making $47,000 a year at St. Anthony's School in Kailua, Hawaii. After his youth leadership events company, Lead U, was halted due to Covid, JD decided to fall back on his teaching certificate and head to Hawaii for a teaching job. In a span of 72 hours, he got the job, rented out his apartment in New Jersey, packed a bag and moved to the island. 

We teamed up with CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series producers to document JD’s new life in Hawaii over the course of two shooting days. The lead up to the shoot days were spent planning with the producers on the east coast. It was a tight schedule to accomplish all of the shots in that timeframe. The team at CNBC was happy with the result and JD made some great connections thanks to the exposure. JD ended up heading back to the east coast as the world began to open up and he even found a buyer for his youth leadership company.