With the 2012 Olympics about to start I found something very interesting in a CNN Money article this week.
In “Olympic athletes face financial hardship“, writer Charles Riley informs us that American Olympians are often earning little or no money from their athletic endeavors. Unlike other countries that sponsor and pay their athletes, USA Olympians are mostly on their own in terms of income. They have to hope to land a sponsorship deal or be at the very top of the sport to get any kind of income.
I found this quite interesting.
You see all of these amazing athletes in the top 10 or 20 in their sport in the entire world, and a majority of them on the US side aren’t making any money. Yet the Olympic committees and broadcast companies will earn millions or billions in advertising revenue and licensing fees.
Even if you’re not an Olympian you may be struggling financially. Here’s are few tips to get you racing in the right direction:
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I really liked Jeff Rose’s guest post at Budgets are Sexy! I never really thought about the US olympic athletes but that is pretty sad. The only ones who make any money are probably the ones who get advertising deals after the olympics like Phelps.
If you think American Olympic athletes have it tough, you should see the Canadian Olympic team.
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