Meet the 18-year-old junk remover who vibe-coded his own pricing calculator and makes up to $15,000 a month | Fortune0

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• August 23, 2026

Carter Grandbois was 16 years old, working for a junk-removal operator in Johnstown, Colorado, when he noticed the cash. His boss kept a thick stack of it in the center console of his truck. Grandbois went home and talked to his dad, and within days, they bought a trailer. The first job paid $500 for