When was the last time your net worth increased by Dh7.3m over the course of a year? Oh, never? SAME, lol. Meanwhile, Cardi B is over here with a net worth growing faster than my credit card bill. So, how’d she make so much fast cash? You’re about to find out, so prepare to sob and/or be inspired.

Basically, “Bodak Yellow” Changed Cardi B’s Life

Thanks to her early music (she’s been dropping bops since 2015) and her career as a dancer, Cardi B has been living pretty large for a while — her net worth was a reported Dh1.4m in 2016. But that was before her life got twisted upside down (to quote the Fresh Prince) by a lil’ something called “Bodak Yellow.” AKA the first single off Cardi’s gold-certified album Invasion of Privacy, which did so well that her net worth skyrocketed into the millions.

Following the success of “Bodak Yellow,” Celebrity Net Worth updated Cardi’s net worth to Dh5.5m on February 9, 2017. Just seven months later (in September 2017), they updated it AGAIN to Dh15m. Damn.

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And We Can’t Forget About Love & Hip Hop!

Cardi joined Love & Hip Hop: New York during Season 6 (this was pre-“Bodak Yellow” fame), and while her salary hasn’t been revealed, there are unconfirmed reports from tabloids (so, major grain of salt here!) that the Love & Hip Hop *Atlanta* supporting cast members make anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. So presumably Cardi banked some decent income, too!

Now, Let’s Talk Her Live Shows

You’ll be surprised (not) to learn that Cardi makes tens of thousands of dollars per show. For instance, she made Dh257m a day playing Coachella! She actually seemed to think this wasn’t that much money, telling Sirius XM’s Hip Hop Nation, “I have to invest so much money on my stage set — my own money that I gotta go to Wells Fargo and write a check. Almost Dh1.1m.”

So, What’s Her Total Net Worth?

As of now, still Dh14.6m! But considering how fast her career has continued to skyrocket, and the fact that more celebrity endorsements will likely come her way in 2018 (she already inked a deal with Steve Madden last year), expect Celebrity Net Worth to have to update Cardi’s listing ASAP. She’s keeping ’em busy!

H/T Cosmo US