In it, nine-year-old Mike explains “I think this might be the end,” before handing the mic to his dad.
A breakdown of the spending named his child’s account, as well as Roblox and Minecraft video titles.
Dave started the channel for Mike a couple of years ago after watching his son spend hours in front of the computer passively ingesting Roblox and Minecraft videos posted by other players.
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A breakdown of the spending named his child’s account, as well as Roblox and Minecraft video titles.
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He'll need to earn around $13K a year to pay pops back between now and when he turns 18, so at least there's that free labor to look forward to.
The young Roblox and Minecraft YouTuber posted a video Tuesday – or perhaps it's more apt to say his father Dave posted the video to explain why Mighty Mike Plays might be going dark for a while. In it, nine-year-old Mike explains “I think this might be the end,” before handing the mic to his dad.
Dave was confronted with a spreadsheet with a full breakdown of three weeks of advertising spending from his corporate card that totaled $118K and asked to explain it.
A breakdown of the spending named his child’s account, as well as Roblox and Minecraft video titles.
Dave breaks down Mighty Mike's spending series.
Whatever excuse Dave made for the mortgage-sized mess didn’t go over too well with his employer, as Dave explained in the video that the matter is being escalated up the corporate ladder and he’s not sure if he’ll keep his job.
Dave started the channel for Mike a couple of years ago after watching his son spend hours in front of the computer passively ingesting Roblox and Minecraft videos posted by other players.
Then came the second mistake: Mike said that his subscriber and viewer count wasn’t growing as fast as he wanted it to, so Dave sat him down and helped him set up a Google ad campaign for his videos with a $20 spending limit.
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