The success of his websites made it difficult for Orwell to maintain his university grades, which resulted in a loss of his full scholarship and nearly caused him to drop out.

[3] After Orwell finished his degree, he sold several websites, retired and became a digital nomad, which allowed him to spend five years traveling the world and living in the United States and South America.

[6] Orwell’s websites and businesses have included aggregators like Dealcatch.com, virtual currency resellers serving online gamers and local search engines.

[18] In 2017, Orwell began to harness #cookielife for philanthropy by hosting another Cookie Off in New York City, inviting 33 bakers[19] to compete and donating the proceeds from ticket sales to charity.

[26][27][28] The Minister of Immigration, Marco Mendicino, publicly lauded Sol Orwel for his fundraising efforts when discussing Canada's response to the humanitarian crisis.