On social media, many viewers were stunned after learning how a millionaire made himself homeless to see if he could make $1,000,000 in a year with just a phone.
On YouTube, a millionaire attempted to prove he could make $1,000,000 in a year with just a phone. His challenge again gained attention among viewers.
Mike Black’s ‘Million Dollar Comeback’ journey begins in 2020
In 2020, Mike Black embarked on a bold experiment called the “Million Dollar Comeback.” During the uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic, he decided to make himself homeless to see if he could rebuild his life.
Black drained his bank account, paused his business, and set out with just his phone and the clothes on his back. His goal was to make $1,000,000 within a year.
In the video shared on Youtube, Black explained that the project was not just to show people what he would do to start over, but to take action.
“I wanted to do this to help people,” he later said of the project. “That was the goal of the entire project, not just tell people ‘here’s what I would do if I was starting over’, f**king do it. Show people with action.”
Black faces health challenges and setbacks during the journey
Though Black’s journey ended after 10 months due to health issues, he earned $64,000 by flipping furniture and doing marketing gigs. He also started an e-commerce business with the money he earned.
Along the way, Black encountered personal challenges, including the heartbreaking news of his father’s stage-four cancer diagnosis.
Mike Black receives backlash for ‘Million Dollar Comeback’
In 2024, Black’s experiment went viral again after claims circulated online that his project aimed to prove anyone could make $1 million in a year with just a phone.
However, the challenge drew backlash from people who believed Black was trivializing the struggles of homeless individuals.
In response to the criticism, Black made a video to clarify his intent. He explained that his project wasn’t about homelessness but about personal reinvention.
Responding specifically to the comments that claimed that he’d said anyone could go from being homeless to a millionaire in a year, he added: “None of this is true. If you go through my content I don’t say things like ‘anyone can make a million dollars’… especially in 12 months. There’s a lot of inaccuracies here.”
Mike Black also sparked debate among viewers.
Black’s full journey on his YouTube channel gained attention and sparked debate among viewers. While many criticized him, suggesting that he should donate his money to the poor or homeless instead of gaining fame for himself, others claimed that he would soon become poor.
One person said: He would probably have done a more beneficial thing by teaching someone else his skills and abilities, give them a grant and see how well his student gets on.
A second wrote: Dude went for a walk in the park and with his brand new IPhone and considered it homeless.
While a third commented: I actually do know a few people who managed to flip a million dollars in under a year. It just depends on your strategy to get it done and of course, some golden balls.
Someone else said: The whole “experiment” was busted the moment he admitted he was in and out of hospitals. That’s not how homelessness works .
What do you think about Black’s journey?