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Bernice Burgos Responds to People Doubting She Made $30,000 Per Night Bartending

She recently suggested she made as much as $70,000 a night when she worked as a bartender in New York.

Bernice Burgos attends VH1's "The Impact New York" Series Premiere.
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Bernice Burgos has responded to people who doubted her claim she made $30,000 per night as a bartender in New York City.

"So, let's talk about the podcast that I was just on," she said in her response video. "Everybody's like, 'Oh my gosh, she made all that money,' everybody's kind of shocked and surprised. If you know, you know. If you were in the nightlife in New York City, you know what happened on Power Ball Sundays. ... I don't know what's going on now in nightlife."

She added that "every year it got better and better for me," and doubled down on her claim she was raking in the cash as a bartender.

The entrepreneur and The Impact: New York star recently appeared on The Joe Budden Podcast, and during the episode, she claimed she was bringing in $30,000 per night as a bartender, even on slow nights. In fact, she said that on special occasions such as birthdays, she would bring in as much as $70,000.

“I only bartended for three years. I only said three years I was gonna be in here, start my clothing line, and I was out—buy my house and do what I gotta do, and that's what I did,” Burgos said.

As for how she brought in that much, she said that she played it "smart" and "built a relationship with the people in there."

Akademiks also reacted to her claims she made $30,000 on a slow night. He did some quick math, saying she would've made six million a year.

You can watch the full interview below.

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