There are a couple of different ways that he can make money. The first is the easiest why for him to be making money is that he does write bond and goes out bounty hunting when they skip bail. But really he only gets about 10 - 20 % of the bond. It also depends on how much the bond is. The other way that he makes money is when he is shooting his new show for CMT. He also get paid of all the reruns that A & E play everyday and morning. Even the marathons that he has to.. So every time they play a show he will get paid for it. The other way the he gets paid is from the books that he has written. When people go out and buy his books he gets money from that and it also depends how many books that they had in the store. Another way is when he goes on tour to sign books and meet the fans that the other way. When people go shopping online or at his stores in Hawaii and Colorado. Also when he makes appearances you pay for him to come. There are so many ways that this man can make money.