Hayden Bowles, 22, is both a high school dropout and a self-made millionaire and has the option of early retirement if he wants to take it.

He documents his post-education success on TikTok and YouTube, outlining how he set up the many businesses which boosted his income.

Leaving school at 17, Mr Bowles founded the e-commerce platform EcommSeason which provides online courses costing up to $575 (£459.30).

On top of this, the 22-year-old has successfully managed an expansive and growing real estate portfolio.

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In 2022, Mr Bowles shared publicly that his company earned him $15million ($11.9million) in revenue and $3million (£2.3million) in profit.

With this achievement, the young businessman shared $1.5million (£1.19million) with his business partner.

Furthermore, Mr Bowles has earned $4million (£3.1million) through EcommSeason and its programs of online courses.

From his real estate investments, he has another $1.5million (£1.19million) in profits coming into his bank account.

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By the age of 18, Mr Bowles had enough money to purchase himself a Lamborghini and and became a millionaire by 19

In a YouTube video titled “Asking Millionaires If You Need School”, the high school dropout shared how his journey to making millions began.

He explained: “I somehow bamboozled my way into online school when I was in tenth grade, which I proceeded to outsource.

“Since I hired someone to do my school, I took that newfound time and happiness and used that time to build my e-commerce company.

“Eight months later, I was doing over $50,000 a month in pure profit. Fast forward to today, I’m 22 and could retire tonight if I wanted to.”

According to Mr Bowles, his success despite dropping out of school comes from “two simple things”.

The first is he has a business that would still pay him money even if he made the decision to leave it.

Furthermore, the second “simple thing” is that the entrepreneur learned to invest with all the money he was making ending up in real estate.

In another video, the entrepreneur shared how he is now “technically retired” thanks to all the money he had made.

Mr Bowles added: “I think I was 10 or 11 and I wanted to buy something but couldn't because I had no money and my parents wouldn't buy it for me.

“I realised that I've got to make my own money.

“I had started to make a substantial income from my business when I was 17 years old, and that was in the e-commerce industry.

“I still work, I love to work but I am technically retired because of the money I've set aside from real estate. The money that pays me does support my lifestyle.”