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Josh ~~frequently~~ claims to ~~make hundreds~~ of ~~thousand~~ of ~~dollars~~ a year, ~~although this claim is highly questionable~~ to ~~say~~ the ~~least~~.

{{Credibility|subject=Joshua Block|reason=Josh is a habitual liar. This applies to any information about his finances sourced from himself.}}{{Quote|content=♪ I MAKE FOUR HUNDRED GRA-AND, AND YO-OU DON'T! ♪ I MAKE FOUR HUNDRED GRA-AND, AND YO-OU DON'T! ♪ HA HA! ♪|source=Josh bragging about his "income" in a sing-song tune, in [[New York City]]<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jksqg4/josh_sings_in_the_streets_of_new_york/</ref>}}

[[Joshua Block]]'s finances can be described as "questionable at best". Josh is in massive amounts of debt, while he constantly boasts about a a dubious six-figure income.

== Income Sources ==

The following is a list of Josh's known sources of income:

* [[Parti]] deal

** Josh has claimed that he makes around $2000 a week from fulfilling his 10 hour streaming quota with Parti.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jygx73/josh_explains_how_much_he_makes_a_year/</ref>

* [[Cameo]]

* A small portion of TTS income from being featured on [[Mr. Based]]'s streams

* TTS donation income from Josh's LiveBeam

* [[The World of T-Shirts Experience]]

* An unknown portion of earnings from [[Sebastian|merch sales]]

Former income:

* Part-time jobs (see section below)

* TikTok Live income

* TikTok Creator Program (now requires videos to be 1 minute long)

* [[Tony Bame]] sponsors / partnerships / meet & greets (not currently ongoing)

== Claims ==

Josh's income claims have skyrocketed from thousands a month, to making six figures a year. Below is a non-exhaustive list of claims Josh has made about his income:

{| class="wikitable"

!Claim

!Date

!Source

|-

|$60k/yr

|October 2023

|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/17a3jyn/josh_says_he_makes_approximately_60k_a_year_on/</ref>

|-

|$80k/yr

|December 2024

|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1h55l46/josh_got_a_raise/</ref>

|-

|$100k/yr

|January 2025

|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1i1nu3o/i_make_100k_a_year/</ref>

|-

|$250k/yr

|January 2025

|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1iatva8/josh_just_said_he_makes_250k_a_year/</ref>

|-

|$400k/yr

|March 2025

|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jk23eq/i_make_400k_a_year/</ref>

|-

|$420k/yr

(~$2k/wk, $270k/yr from Parti)

|April 2025

|[[Matan Even Interview]]<ref name=":0" />

|}

== Paycheck to Paycheck ==

Josh has frequently described himself as living "paycheck to paycheck," even though he does not receive regular paychecks or a salary. His lifestyle includes frequent international travel and reliance on alternative income sources such as Cameo and Parti, which provide earnings inconsistent with typical financial hardship.

== Employment ==

Surprisingly, Josh was actually employed at a few points in time. He worked as a janitor at a high school (seemingly during the [[Coffee and Boba Era]]).<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1f615rw/i_spoke_to_someone_who_knew_josh_from_his_janitor/</ref> There are also conflicting reports indicating that he worked at either Burger King or Dairy Queen.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/13r125r/so_why_was_josh_laughing_at_this_man_doing_his_job/</ref>

== Taxes ==

For the 2023 tax year (filed in 2024), Josh reported owing $9,000 to the IRS, having to go on a payment plan (which Josh happily informed his audience about.)<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1c616fv/josh_owes_irs_9000/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1c610mc/federal_income_tax_4_easy_payments_on_klarna/</ref> According to [[Alex Novell]], Josh asked [[Mayor Flanagan]] to pay off $3,000 in back taxes that Josh owed and was apparently unable to pay, which Flanagan agreed to.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1ex9aov/apparently_mayor_flanagan_paid_off_all_of_joshs/</ref> Josh confirmed he was on a payment plan again for the 2024 tax year.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1k08oxl/tax_day_announcement_from_captain/</ref>

== Debt ==

Aside from owing the IRS money, Josh has a surprisingly low amount of credit card debt (for someone who makes "$400k a year"), reportedly having 2 cards, one at $1,500 and one at $1,200, both maxed out.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1iyel6u/josh_has_less_than_3k_in_his_account/</ref> Josh once confirmed that he only makes the ''minimum payment'', to the point where his balance does not go down.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1b694aa/new_debt_arc/</ref>

One of the cards that Josh has is a ''Capital One Platinum MasterCard'', designed for individuals with a "fair" credit score, a.k.a, an entry level credit card with low limits, no real benefits, and a high interest rate.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1cyu54p/finger_nails_need_to_be_cleaned/</ref>

== References ==

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-Josh frequently claims to make hundreds of thousand of dollars a year, although this claim is highly questionable to say the least.
+{{Credibility|subject=Joshua Block|reason=Josh is a habitual liar. This applies to any information about his finances sourced from himself.}}{{Quote|content=♪ I MAKE FOUR HUNDRED GRA-AND, AND YO-OU DON'T! ♪ I MAKE FOUR HUNDRED GRA-AND, AND YO-OU DON'T! ♪ HA HA! ♪|source=Josh bragging about his "income" in a sing-song tune, in [[New York City]]<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jksqg4/josh_sings_in_the_streets_of_new_york/</ref>}}
+[[Joshua Block]]'s finances can be described as "questionable at best". Josh is in massive amounts of debt, while he constantly boasts about a a dubious six-figure income.
+== Income Sources ==
+The following is a list of Josh's known sources of income:
+* [[Parti]] deal
+** Josh has claimed that he makes around $2000 a week from fulfilling his 10 hour streaming quota with Parti.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jygx73/josh_explains_how_much_he_makes_a_year/</ref>
+* [[Cameo]]
+* A small portion of TTS income from being featured on [[Mr. Based]]'s streams
+* TTS donation income from Josh's LiveBeam
+* [[The World of T-Shirts Experience]]
+* An unknown portion of earnings from [[Sebastian|merch sales]]
+Former income:
+* Part-time jobs (see section below)
+* TikTok Live income
+* TikTok Creator Program (now requires videos to be 1 minute long)
+* [[Tony Bame]] sponsors / partnerships / meet & greets (not currently ongoing)
+== Claims ==
+Josh's income claims have skyrocketed from thousands a month, to making six figures a year. Below is a non-exhaustive list of claims Josh has made about his income:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Claim
+!Date
+!Source
+|-
+|$60k/yr
+|October 2023
+|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/17a3jyn/josh_says_he_makes_approximately_60k_a_year_on/</ref>
+|-
+|$80k/yr
+|December 2024
+|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1h55l46/josh_got_a_raise/</ref>
+|-
+|$100k/yr
+|January 2025
+|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1i1nu3o/i_make_100k_a_year/</ref>
+|-
+|$250k/yr
+|January 2025
+|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1iatva8/josh_just_said_he_makes_250k_a_year/</ref>
+|-
+|$400k/yr
+|March 2025
+|<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1jk23eq/i_make_400k_a_year/</ref>
+|-
+|$420k/yr
+(~$2k/wk, $270k/yr from Parti)
+|April 2025
+|[[Matan Even Interview]]<ref name=":0" />
+|}
+== Paycheck to Paycheck ==
+Josh has frequently described himself as living "paycheck to paycheck," even though he does not receive regular paychecks or a salary. His lifestyle includes frequent international travel and reliance on alternative income sources such as Cameo and Parti, which provide earnings inconsistent with typical financial hardship.
+== Employment ==
+Surprisingly, Josh was actually employed at a few points in time. He worked as a janitor at a high school (seemingly during the [[Coffee and Boba Era]]).<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1f615rw/i_spoke_to_someone_who_knew_josh_from_his_janitor/</ref> There are also conflicting reports indicating that he worked at either Burger King or Dairy Queen.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/13r125r/so_why_was_josh_laughing_at_this_man_doing_his_job/</ref>
+== Taxes ==
+For the 2023 tax year (filed in 2024), Josh reported owing $9,000 to the IRS, having to go on a payment plan (which Josh happily informed his audience about.)<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1c616fv/josh_owes_irs_9000/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1c610mc/federal_income_tax_4_easy_payments_on_klarna/</ref> According to [[Alex Novell]], Josh asked [[Mayor Flanagan]] to pay off $3,000 in back taxes that Josh owed and was apparently unable to pay, which Flanagan agreed to.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1ex9aov/apparently_mayor_flanagan_paid_off_all_of_joshs/</ref> Josh confirmed he was on a payment plan again for the 2024 tax year.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1k08oxl/tax_day_announcement_from_captain/</ref>
+== Debt ==
+Aside from owing the IRS money, Josh has a surprisingly low amount of credit card debt (for someone who makes "$400k a year"), reportedly having 2 cards, one at $1,500 and one at $1,200, both maxed out.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1iyel6u/josh_has_less_than_3k_in_his_account/</ref> Josh once confirmed that he only makes the ''minimum payment'', to the point where his balance does not go down.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1b694aa/new_debt_arc/</ref>
+One of the cards that Josh has is a ''Capital One Platinum MasterCard'', designed for individuals with a "fair" credit score, a.k.a, an entry level credit card with low limits, no real benefits, and a high interest rate.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfTShirts/comments/1cyu54p/finger_nails_need_to_be_cleaned/</ref>
+== References ==