Not only has Chewbacca Mom's viral fame lasted for a long three weeks and racked up over $400,000 in gifts, but she is now charging for autographs. 
 
 After her initial Facebook Live video, she has received swag from Kohl's, trips to New York, California and Disney World, as well as college scholarships for her whole family. Money estimates the net value of it all to be a whopping $420,000. 
 
 According to TMZ, the viral star, whose real name is Candace Payne, charged $20 for autographs and photos at Dallas' Fan Expo on Sunday. Her booth was next to Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson's. 
 
 Reportedly, Payne is donating a portion of the proceeds to a Christian ministry initiative - Oaks Fellowship "All-In." 
 
 Even though some have posited that Payne is undeserving of her array of rewards, it's hard to be mad at her when you're laughing your way through her original video. 
 
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 'Chewbacca Mom' Still Laughing Hard And Getting PAID! 
 
 'Chewbacca Mom' Still Laughing Hard and Getting PAID! 
 
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 Candace Payne, best known as "Chewbacca Mom" -- the woman who went record-breakingly viral -- is going into overtime on her 15 minutes, and making good money doing it. 
 
 Chewy lovers at Dallas' Fan Expo forked over $20 for a photo and autograph from Candace during her first convention appearance Sunday. 
 
 Payne got a prime booth spot too ... right next to Jack Gleeson from "Game of Thrones." We're told her line was "average" compared to other celebs -- with a wait time of about 10 minutes. 
 
 Predictably, some Internet haters turned on Candace ... calling her gig "greedy." But it's worth noting, the convention says a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a Texas church. 

 If you haven't heard of "Chewbacca Mom," you're probably not on Facebook—and don't watch morning or late-night talk shows. Or leave the house much. "Chewbacca Mom" is of course Candace Payne , the Wookie-loving stay-at-home mom from Grand Prairie, Texas, whose claim to fame is the posting of a Facebook Live video in which she giggles joyfully and infectiously while wearing her new Chewbacca mask. 
 
 The video, posted on May 19, quickly became the most-watched Facebook Live video ever, and has been viewed more than 150 million times and counting. It's also been shared more than 3 million times. 
 
 The mask she wore was sold out in stores almost immediately, and Payne has been heralded as a hero for her celebration of simple joys. She's also been honored around the country as the IT MOM of the moment, with visits to talk shows and theme parks and free shwag almost everywhere she goes. 
 
 The benefits of being Chewbacca Mom and enjoying life to the fullest are "priceless," to quote the MasterCard ads. But we were curious and did some back-of-the-envelope math anyway, to come up with ballpark estimates for all the money that's been spent on Payne and her family during their moment in the spotlight. For a little perspective, let's pause and consider that everything below came as a result of mom making an impulse-shopping purchase and then posting a silly video about it on a whim. 
 
 Gifts from Kohl's: $3,000 
 
 Kohl's got plenty of free publicity thanks to Payne mentioning in her video that she purchased her Chewbacca mask there. And Kohl's returned the favor by showing up at Payne's home with a collection of gifts , including dozens of toys, $2,500 in gift cards, and (of course) Chewbacca masks for her whole family so no one has to share. 
 
 Travel, Talk Show Visits: $7,500 
 
 Last week Payne traipsed around the country on a whirlwind tour in which she hit New York City for an appearance on "Good Morning America," out to Los Angeles to hang out with J.J. Abrams and James Corden on "The Late Late Show," and onward to San Francisco for visits to Lucasfilm Studios and Facebook headquarters . Adding up rough estimates for all of flights, hotels, and VIP tours involved, plus assorted gifts along the way (Hasbro chipped in with a $2,500 gift certificate and more toys), and it comes to about $7,500. 
 
 Walt Disney World Vacation: $7,500 
 
 Payne's whole family was treated to a free vacation to Walt Disney World over Memorial Day weekend , highlighted by a visit to Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park and an up-close meet-and-greet with Chewbacca himself , complete with prerequisite selfies. Our ballpark estimate for the trip, based on last-minute bookings for flights and hotels over the holiday weekend, plus food and theme park passes for a family of four, is $7,500. 
 
 Fan Expo Dallas VIP Treatment: $2,000 
 
 During one of Payne's talk show appearances, host James Corden told Chewbacca Mom that she would soon get to meet the "real" Chewbacca. Peter Mayhew, the actor inside the Chewbacca costume in the original Star Wars films, invited Payne and her family to attend the Fan Expo Dallas convention on June 3 to 5, with VIP passes for everyone (they normally cost $419 apiece plus fees). According to the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram , Payne will be posing for selfies at the convention with anyone who pays $20, and a portion of the proceeds goes to the Oaks Fellowship "All-In," a Christian ministry initiative. 
 
 College Scholarships: $400,000 
 
 The strangest of the gifts (so far) handed over to Payne must be the full college scholarships provided to her and her family from Southeastern University , "a Christ-centered institution of higher learning" in central Florida. “Candace has inspired us and others with her joy, and we want her and her family to experience some of that same joy through this gift,” Dr. Kent Ingle, president of the college, said. 
 
 Tuition and fees cost about $12,000 per semester right now, and if all four members of Payne's family attended and completed degrees in eight semesters, it would come to $96,000 per person, or $384,000 total. We're rounding that up to $400,000, assuming that tuition will be more expensive by the time Payne's kids are old enough for college.
– Laughter is the best medicine. It's also not a bad career choice, provided you do it in a Chewbacca mask. In the three weeks since Chewbacca Mom became an internet sensation, yukking it up in a Chewbacca mask on Facebook Live, her real-life alter ego, Candace Payne, has received approximately $420,000 in gifts, Mashable reports. Money breaks down the Texas stay-at-home mom's haul: $3,000 in swag from Kohl's, where she bought the mask, including $2,500 in gift cards and Chewbacca masks for the whole family. $7,500 in trips to California and New York to visit talk shows, Lucasfilm Studios, Facebook, and more. $7,500 vacation to Disney World. $2,000 trip to Fan Expo in Dallas. $400,000 in college scholarships for her whole family to attend Southeastern University in Florida. But Payne's earning doesn't stop there. TMZ reports Fan Expo attendees waited 10 minutes in line to pay $20 to get a photo and autograph from Chewbacca Mom. A portion of that money is getting donated to a church in Texas. So remember if you're ever short on cash, simply record the world's most-watched Facebook Live video.