Necessity is the mother of invention, and no one embodies this saying more than Kayla, The Homeschooling Picker. As a stay-at-home mom, she often struggled with boredom and lacked a source of living and a sense of purpose and only found solace in her collector hobby.
You see, Kayla had a knack for spotting gold in the most unconventional places and would often put her talents to use by visiting people’s backyards and garden sales in search of these treasures. Initially, she only did it as a part-time hobby and did not take it seriously until she started recording herself on her part-time picking ventures and uploaded the clips on YouTube.
Only then did Kayla realize that she had Struck Gold, as the once small-time hobby caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of viewers from across the globe, turning into a life-changing venture that has seen her rise to become a force to reckon with in the flipping and content creation realms.
Not only that but her incredible journey and achievements have also inspired millions of women across all generations to follow their dreams and transcend archaic societal norms and beliefs. Kayla today stands tall as a beacon of hope and inspiration that many look up to.
However, while her achievements are nothing short of mesmerizing, to get to where she is now, Kayla has had a long and tough journey that has shaped her into the strong woman she is today.
Join me in this exciting write-up, where I seek to unravel the inspiring story of Kayla, the homeschooling Picker, the woman who has single-handedly touched and changed millions of lives.
Here I explore her journey from early childhood to her current status, all while tackling the various defining moments that have shaped her, such as her education, love life, family, background, and much more.
Who is The Homeschooling Picker?
The Homeschooling Picker, real name Kayla K, is a YouTuber, collector, and eBay entrepreneur. Hailing from Danville, Kentucky, she is popularly known for sharing Thrift Flipping-based content on YouTube.
She is also a popular eBay and Amazon thrift reseller with thousands of followers on both platforms. Known for her exquisite taste, authenticity, and knack for spotting impeccable goods Kayla is a jack of all trades who is not tied down to any specific product or goods.
Kayla buys and resells anything that she deems of sentimental value, ranging from clothes to kitchenware to artifacts; nothing is safe from this master reseller. Her authenticity, good eye, enthusiasm, and professionalism are among the many traits that have helped her excel in her craft.
As a content creator, Kayla shares long and detailed vlog-like clips of herself visiting flea markets, garage sales, thrift stores, and estate sales, among others. Here she takes her viewers through every step she undertakes looking for valuable items, and once items are found, she names the price on YouTube or sends viewers to her eBay page.
This approach has helped her build an ever-ready market for her product and easily put value on her products.
Away from her flipping, content creation, and entrepreneurialness, Kayla is a private individual who loathes the limelight and social media. Before she started a career as a content creator, The Homeschooling Picker was not active on social media and mostly posted work-related stuff on her social media pages.
Her lesser-known hobbies include traveling, cooking, and music.
Background, Early Life and Education
A Kentuckencey native, Kayla The Homeschooling Picker has spent the majority of her life in the Bluegrass State. Born into a closely-knit family, important life skills such as hard work, financial literacy, and empathy were instilled into her at a young age.
These skills have played an integral part in her journey and current success.
Kayla fell in love with the Junkyard as a young girl, and she would often visit local garages and estate sales as a young girl in search of treasure.
In school, Kayla was a bright and gifted individual who excelled both academically and in co-curricular activities. She attended local schools in Kentucky for all her educational levels. She presumably holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University.
Career
Before venturing into content creation and professional flipping, Kayla was a stay-at-home mom.
She kicked off her content creation career in July 2020, but her big break didn’t come until 2021 when her videos began going viral and caught the attention of thousands of views. She has since deleted her initial vlog videos, and only videos from April 2021 onwards can be found on her channel.
Though slowly but surely, her YouTube channel, The Homeschooling Picker, grew, thanks to her consistency and authentic content.
She surpassed 100k subscribers on YouTube and surpassed the 170k subscribers mark in August of 2021. She is widely considered to be one of the most-watched flippers on YouTube and has been able to cultivate a loyal fan base.
Most of her videos seamlessly surpass 100k.
She is a highly sought-after eBay reseller who has sold nearly 10k items on the platform and boasts over 25k followers on the platform. Going under the moniker, Kayla’s Junk Trunk on eBay, she has a 99.8 positive feedback percentage.
How Old is She?
Kayla, The Homeschooling Picker, is a woman who continues to age like fine wine. Despite being around 37 years of age, she doesn’t look a day over 35. Her flawless skin, warm smile, and enthusiastic demeanor give her a youthful appearance.
Talking about her physical appearance, Kayla is a gorgeous lady who stands at a height of around 5 feet 7 inches tall. A slender lady, she possesses a flawless body figure that perfectly complements her height and facial features, giving her a striking and attractive physical appearance.
Her adventurous, curious, and enthusiastic personality has led me to speculate that Kayla might be an Aries and might celebrate her birthday in March or April.
The Homeschooling Picker Family
As a Kentuck Native, most of Kayla’s close friends and family reside in the Bluegrass State. Her parents have been her biggest supporters in her journey as an entrepreneur and content creator. She most likely inherited her knack for business from either of her parents.
Just like their daughter, Kayla’s parents also loathe the limelight and prefer supporting their daughter from the shadows.
She is rumored to have one sibling, whose identity and gender she has not revealed.
Marriage, Love Life and Ex-Husband
Kayla, The Homeschooling Picker, is a lady who has been lucky enough to find true love not once but twice. She first met and fell in love with Jonathan, and the pair ended up tying the knot. Jonathan and Kayla had been married for over a decade and shared two gorgeous daughters.
In the early stages of her career, Kayla was still married to Jonathan, and she would often mention him in some of her videos, especially in 2021. One memorable instance where Kayla mentions her husband is in a video she uploaded on July 12, 2021.
At the beginning of the video, she shows her viewers an empty seat and says that she is alone and her husband is not around today.
In another video, which she uploaded in 2020 but has since taken down, Kayla explains to her viewers that she had taken a break from content creation to take care of her husband, who had gotten into an accident while working.
She further laments to her fans how disappointed she was at the owners of the company that her husband worked for, as they were close family friends who had practically watched Jonathan grow. And instead of taking care of him after the injury, they had completely neglected him.
The homeschooling picker divorce
Despite their strong relationship, Kayla and Jonathan’s relationship began developing cracks a few months or years before their eventual divorce in 2023. While the reason behind their divorce is not fully known, there have been rumors that Jonathan may have cheated on Kayla, and that was why they divorced.
Their divorce received a lot of attention, especially from Kayla’s fans, followers, and loyal viewers.
Kayla and her ex-husband share two gorgeous daughters, and they continue to be co-parents. Their eldest daughter Madison is the spitting image of her mother. She graduated from the Eastern Kentucky University Summa Cum Laude in 2023.
Her second daughter is still young and is only nearing her teenage years.
Kayla and Matt Part Time Pickers
After divorcing Jonathan, Kayla took some time off from the dating world, and after healing, she began dating Matt from Part-time Pickers, a fellow content creator, and divorced. Matt and Kayla had been longtime friends and had worked together for many years.
Rumors of their relationship had dominated their respective social media pages, but the pair publicly confirmed their relationship in July 2023. News of their relationship was much welcomed by their respective fans, who saw them as a perfect match for each other.
Before dating Kayla, Matt was married to his first wife and the mother of his children, but their relationship came to an untimely end. He has a teenage son named Jack from his first relationship.
On March 11, 2024, Kayla shared an image of herself and Matt on Instagram. In the image(above), Kayla is seen wearing a ring on her finger, and this sparked rumors that the pair might be engaged. Neither Matt nor Kayla denied or affirmed this allegation.
Wealth and Net Worth
Kayla is a hardworking individual, known for her incredible business acumen. She has accumulated most of her wealth through her flipping business and content creation career. She today owns assets that range from house-cars-businesses in Kentucky and leads a comfortable lifestyle.
Today, The Homeschooling Picker is worth over $350, 000.
Social Media
While Kayla loathes Social Media and only uses them as a platform for her flipping endeavors, she has still been able to accumulate a respectable amount of followers on social media. Her Instagram page @thehomeschoolingpicker has over 26k followers while her Facebook profile @thpkayla has over 88k followers.
Her eBay page @kaylasjunktrunk has over 25k followers.
My Take on The Homeschooling Picker
In our modern-day world, where women are continuously fighting for equality and overcoming archaic societal norms, it is individuals like Kayla who constantly remind us of how far we have come as a society. If a woman who died 50 years ago were to miraculously come to life and see what Kayla has achieved, she would be star-struck.
Knowingly or unknowingly, she continues to impact society positively and fully embodies the modern-day woman. She joins a long group of trailblazing content creators who are slowly overcoming societal cliches.
This group includes the likes of Christina Mychas and Maya Feliz, all of whom have been featured on this page.