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Have you guys seen this?!

This 29-year-old was a waitress — then she got a cat with dwarfism, quit her job, and became a multi-millionaire

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Tabatha Bundesen with her $100 million cat. (Bret Hartman/AP Images for Friskies)

 

Tabatha Bundesen, 29, is the owner of feline internet sensation Grumpy Cat. She lives in Arizona.

Grumpy Cat has a form of dwarfism and an underbite that yields a perpetual frown.

On Sept. 22, 2012, Bundesen's brother changed her life.

Bundesen was working as a waitress. Her brother took a photo of her peeved-looking cat and posted it to Reddit. The photo went viral and Grumpy Cat quickly became a meme, with recognition on sites like BuzzFeed and CNBC. It earned more than 1 million views on Imgur within 48 hours. 

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The fame allowed Bundesen to quit serving tables.

"I was able to quit my job as a waitress within days of her first appearance on social media and the phone simply hasn't stopped ringing since," she tells The Telegraph. 

In two years, Bundesen has generated nearly $100 million from Grumpy Cat's paid appearances, book deals, and modeling career, according to The Telegraph (Bundesen tells Huffington Post thatamount is inaccurate, but doesn't say if it's high or low). Bundesen believes Grumpy Cat is "unstoppable."

"We knew she was extremely unique, but we didn't know she would be this magnitude of special,"Bundesen said at Grumpy Cat's second-birthday party in April.

"I'm used to working every day, so this is a huge routine change," Bundesen said. "You don't have to have a routine when you have to take pictures of the cat."

Another perk: "I'm getting to travel ... we get to see my family that lives in different parts of the country more often," Bundesen told Phoenix Business Journal in  an interview. "It's really awesome that Grumpy Cat can spread to joy to so many people — and she's a cat."

Grumpy Cat was born in Bundesen's home. Grumpy Cat has a brother named Pokey.

 

Seriously?! It's a cat. I wish my pets started earning their keep... :)

 



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I love Grumpy Cat.

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I think my husband would let me get a cat if it made us $100 million.

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DH hates cats but he says if the cat makes that much money he can come over.

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Stories like this make me happy.

It was just fluke.



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I am starting to think "Insane Puppy" should be a thing. I have just the candidate!

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Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

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Lexxy wrote:

Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

I was thinking that very same thing, Lexxy! Lazy brats!wink 



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Lexxy wrote:

Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

I was thinking that very same thing, Lexxy! Lazy brats!wink 

 Just think how rich you will be with all of them earning millions!!



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Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:

Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

I was thinking that very same thing, Lexxy! Lazy brats!wink 

 Just think how rich you will be with all of them earning millions!!

They are too dang normal looking, Lexxy! They won't be able to earn a dime!biggrin 



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Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:

Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

I was thinking that very same thing, Lexxy! Lazy brats!wink 

 Just think how rich you will be with all of them earning millions!!

They are too dang normal looking, Lexxy! They won't be able to earn a dime!biggrin 

 Mine are too boring!



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Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:

Yeah my cats cost me money....I'm kicking them all out of the house until they get jobs & make me rich!

I was thinking that very same thing, Lexxy! Lazy brats!wink 

 Just think how rich you will be with all of them earning millions!!

They are too dang normal looking, Lexxy! They won't be able to earn a dime!biggrin 

 Mine are too boring!

Oh well, we love them anyway.

Boring, normal looking cats, that won't earn us any money! Lucky us!biggrin 



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