I was fired from my accounting job and had to give up my apartment and sleep on my friend's floor. Now, I make $500,000 a year as a YouTuber.

I was fired from my accounting job and had to give up my apartment and sleep on my friend's floor. Now, I make $500,000 a year as a YouTuber.

Quentin Latham.Courtesy of Funky Dineva LLCQuentin Latham transitioned from an accountant to a YouTube content creator in 2011.He struggled in accounting, got fired, and decided to follow his passion for entertainment online.Latham now earns more than $500,000 annually from YouTube and has plans to retire in radio.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Quentin Latham, a 40-year-old accountant-turned-YouTuber from Miami. It has bee…